Sleep kept its distance, hovering over his bed like a bat, but never lighting. Every time he felt himself sinking into dreams, a vision of the wood at Carryarrick came before his eyes, and he found hi...
Respect for your elders was one of the cornerstones of civilized behavior,
Reached out and squeezed Fiona’s hand. She
Of Jamie. God, how could I do it? Leave him
Lads to
Into a wolf? The wary dislike stamped
Intended to repel Evil, which are the constant Accompaniment to their Conversations with myself.
Holes in his back that he
Hid a smile at the mention of wool waulking. Alone among the Highland farms, I was sure, the women of Lallybroch waulked their wool not only to the old traditional chants but also to the rhythms of Mo...
Hat and
Dropped peacefully into sleep, to dream of kilted Highland men, and the sound of soft-spoken Scots, burring round a fire like the sound of bees in the heather.
Buildings; clearly the intention was to nudge
Bedframe shuddering with the force of the struggle taking place
Atwixt
As the door—we could not persuade her to enter the room again—and identify it as the cause of her distress. I see, I said. I could envision the scene very well indeed, save for one point of paramount...
Arm as
Arisaid. A night breeze brushed a strand of hair across my face.
Are like sherry in crystal, and
Accoucheur
A Man’s sense of Morality tends to decrease as his Power increases,