Well, if Claire isn’t going to operate on Henry, I guess Denny is the next best thing. And how about that look passing between William and Dottie? I’m right, aren’t I. Denny and Dottie.
Soooo, the enigmatic Percy shows up in Edinburgh. His interest in finding Fergus has little to do with family feeling, and everything to do with Fergus using his inheritance to help the rebels.
When Percy revealed the family name to be Rakoczy, it seemed familiar to me, so I looked it up. Here’s what I found on Wiki.
The mysterious Count of St. Germain is believed by some to have been the son of Prince Francis (Ferenc) II Rákóczi.
A book titled The Great Secret, Count St. Germain, by Dr. Raymond Bernard purports that St. Germain was actually Francis Bacon by birth, and later authored the complete Plays attributed to Shakespeare. He also contends, as does the Saint Germain Foundation in Chicago, IL., that Francis Bacon was the child of Queen Elizabeth and Lord Dudley but that it was kept quiet. According to the theory, Francis was raised by the Bacon family. Yet, throughout the Shakespearean canon, there are numerous hints that the author knows of his true birth, as revealed in the explicit clues in the text of the plays themselves, in pictures, as well as the cipher code that he employed.
All very implausible.
I wondered before if Claire was a descendant of Fergus, considering he may really be a Beauchamp, but I don’t think he would take that name. As he said before, he is the son of a great man.
Interesting that Ian chooses to go back to Lallybroch as a Mohawk. It was a nice gesture to sing Simon Fraser’s death song for him. I think being Mohawk is something that is a deep part of Ian, and even if he does marry Rachel, he may not be able to leave that part behind. I think that’s what he’s telling his parents.
Well, I guess we know how Roger, Bree and the children walked into the 20th century. Bree made them modern clothes.
I think the last reaction Ian expected from his mother was that she would laugh at his Mohawk dress. He may have a problem with who he is, but his mother sees past all that to the real Ian.
Oh, no. Auld Ian. I can’t believe it. I was so worried when I read one of the chapters was titled “Deathbed” but relieved when it turned out to be Simon Fraser. Now I’m devastated. Poor Jenny, poor Jamie and poor young Ian to come home, finally, only to see his father dying.
I guess with his father’s health so poor, Young Jamie has moved back to Lallybroch to take over as its master.
I’m a little confused about Swiftest of Lizards. The old woman told Ian the next child would be of his spirit when he left. He was allowed to name the boy, and tells his father he has a son. I guess it’s more like Fergus and Jamie. Of course, they will cross paths again. This is, after all, DG writing these epics.
Auld Ian seems to offer some comfort to young Ian concerning Murdina Bug’s death. Maybe Ian is coming to terms with that. I hope so. She may have been a sweet little old lady, but she was a wicked murderer, and would have stood by and watched Arch kill Jocasta and Duncan and whoever else he needed to eliminate to get the gold.
I knew Jamie had been mostly celibate during Claire’s absence and before he married LaHeer, but it was kind of surprising when he said it himself. I was also surprised that Jenny gave him the chance to get out of marrying her.
Surprising also that he wanted to see LaHeer and even more surprising that Claire didn’t try to stop him. I guess he needed closure. He needed to find out what went wrong. Interesting that she really didn’t understand that he didn’t love her at all when he took that beating for her at Leoch. And I definitely don’t believe that Jenny doesn’t know who she’s sleeping with. Jenny knows everything.
Seems that even though LaHeer has Joey, whoever he is and I’m sure we’ll find out, she is still irrational on the subject of Jamie. Anybody surprised she tried to kill him again?
Certainly not surprised that LaHeer doesn’t want to give up the alimony from Jamie, but I think that Joan is a pretty cool character. She’s going to be the one to straighten out her mother.
Interesting that the subject of Claire’s sexual experiences previous to Frank has just come up. Sometimes Jamie is very naive.
This is the first I knew that Janet and Michael were twins. Anybody remember that being mentioned before?
I understand that Claire had to warn Michael about the French Revolution, but I’m stunned that she told everyone the truth about being a time traveler.
Jenny asks Claire out of desperation to help Ian. She’s got to be thinking that Claire really is a witch and has the power to heal him. Jenny obviously still harbors a lot of ill-will against Claire. It’s more than just frustration that Claire can’t heal Ian when she says that Claire has no soul.
Interesting that Jamie asks that his finger be buried with Ian. I’m guessing that this way, a part of him will always be with Ian, and a part of him will always be in Scotland.
Poor Jenny. She’s so distraught at losing Ian, she’s taking it out on Claire. Grasping at straws, really.
Now here comes Laheer. Here she is, thousands of miles away from Marsali and the children, yet she thinks of them as family. It hasn’t occurred to her that they call Claire grandmere, or she might not be asking Claire to go back to America to take care of Henri-Christian. She doesn’t realize at all that Claire would do it without asking.
I’m glad Claire thought to take advantage of Laheer’s ignorance. Laheer just doesn’t understand anything outside of her own feelings. Very self-centered. That’s what surprised me about her feelings for Henri-Christian.
I can’t believe Jamie and Claire are going to be separated. Scary.
Yay, Ned Gowan is still alive. Still being a long-winded lawyer.
So, Laheer’s lover is a Murray. No wonder Jenny said she didn’t know who he was. Protecting Ian’s cousin.
I’m a little surprised that Ian is leaving before his father dies, but it’s really for the best. I’m beginning to see him with Rachel. War does accelerate relationships. This way he can accompany Claire back to America and protect her when they get there.
How wonderful that Ian and Jenny made a gravestone for Ian’s stillborn little girl with both her Indian and Scots names. Now we know about that gravestone Bree found at Lallybroch.
Okay, here’s another shocker. After Ian dies, Jenny wants to leave Lallybroch. She’s never left Lallybroch. I don’t think it’s a whim born out of grief, but she really wants to and will go.
I cried when Jamie said that Ian’s last words to him were “on your right side.” That’s where he always stood. Guarding Jamie’s weak side.
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