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Date Posted: Wed, March 23 2022, 5:20:19
Author: LadyDuBois
Subject: QOTD for Wednesday March 23rd. the following quote is taken from Lord John And The Hand Of Devils written by Diana Gabaldon. All Rights Reserved


“Have you any messages for me to carry, to the troops at the bridge?” Grey asked. “Since I will be going in that direction, anyway.” One English regiment lay to the south of the town, the other—Bodger’s—to the north, between the town and the river. A small group of the Prussian artillery under Stephan’s command was stationed a few miles beyond, guarding the bridge at Aschenwald.


Von Namtzen frowned, thinking, then nodded.


“Ja, you are right. It is best they hear officially of the—” He looked suddenly uneasy, and Grey was slightly amused to see that Stephan did not want to speak the word “succubus.”


“Yes, better to avoid rumors,” he agreed, saving Stephan’s awkwardness. “Speaking of that—do you suppose Herr Blomberg will let the villagers exhume his mother?”


Stephan’s broad-boned face broke into a smile at that.

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[> I like the way we meet John’s friends, family and lovers. I don’t remember the military strategy or mysterious plot lines in the Lord John stories but I do remember their personalities and importance to him. -- Kathy in PA, Wed, March 23 2022, 5:50:34


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