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Posting early again this week. I have another very busy Monday scheduled.
The reading this week is kind of short, but that's the way the chapters divided up. We'll be reading Chapters 30-35.
Here's the discussion for Chapters 22-29.
Part Four--Dragonfly in Amber
"Scandale"
Chapters 22-29
Ch. 22 "The Royal Stud"
1. Should they trust Sandringham's offer of a pardon in exchange for Jamie abandoning Charles Stuart? What decision do you think they should have made?
2. What did you think of the scene with Monsieur Forez's salve?
Ch. 23 "The Best-laid Plans of Mice and Men..."
1. What was the point of Monsieur Forez's graphic demonstration of a traitor’s death to Jamie?
Ch. 24 "The Bois de Bologne"
1. When Claire overheard the Princesse de Rohan and Marie d'Arbanville talking about the duel, what did you think really happened at the brothel.?
2.. What was your reaction to the duel and what happened to Claire?
Ch. 25 "Raymond the Heretic"
1. How do you explain Raymond the Heretic's action in the hospital?
Ch. 26 "Fontainebleau"
1. Was Claire right not to want to see Jamie when she was at Fountainbleau?
2. What did you think of the pastor’s revelations concerning Raymond and du Carrefours?
Ch. 27 "An Audience with His Majesty"
1. Why did Mother Hildegarde decide to help Claire attain an audience with the king?
2. Why was the witchcraft trial going on in the king's chamber?
3. Why did Master Raymond poison le Comte?
4. Claire felt she didn’t have a choice when Raymond asked her to give the poisoned cup to St. Germain. Did you think she had a choice? Would you have made a different choice? What about St. Germain’s threats? What happened to the snake? Do you care what happened to the snake?
Ch. 28 "The Coming of the Light"
1. How did you feel when learning what happened to Fergus in the brothel three months earlier?
2. What was your reaction to Claire and Jamie's reunion?
Ch. 29 "To Grasp the Nettle"
1. Do you feel by the end of this section that Jamie and Claire have resolved their differences to a point of mutual understanding?
The reading this week is kind of short, but that's the way the chapters divided up. We'll be reading Chapters 30-35.
Here's the discussion for Chapters 22-29.
Part Four--Dragonfly in Amber
"Scandale"
Chapters 22-29
Ch. 22 "The Royal Stud"
1. Should they trust Sandringham's offer of a pardon in exchange for Jamie abandoning Charles Stuart? What decision do you think they should have made?
2. What did you think of the scene with Monsieur Forez's salve?
Ch. 23 "The Best-laid Plans of Mice and Men..."
1. What was the point of Monsieur Forez's graphic demonstration of a traitor’s death to Jamie?
Ch. 24 "The Bois de Bologne"
1. When Claire overheard the Princesse de Rohan and Marie d'Arbanville talking about the duel, what did you think really happened at the brothel.?
2.. What was your reaction to the duel and what happened to Claire?
Ch. 25 "Raymond the Heretic"
1. How do you explain Raymond the Heretic's action in the hospital?
Ch. 26 "Fontainebleau"
1. Was Claire right not to want to see Jamie when she was at Fountainbleau?
2. What did you think of the pastor’s revelations concerning Raymond and du Carrefours?
Ch. 27 "An Audience with His Majesty"
1. Why did Mother Hildegarde decide to help Claire attain an audience with the king?
2. Why was the witchcraft trial going on in the king's chamber?
3. Why did Master Raymond poison le Comte?
4. Claire felt she didn’t have a choice when Raymond asked her to give the poisoned cup to St. Germain. Did you think she had a choice? Would you have made a different choice? What about St. Germain’s threats? What happened to the snake? Do you care what happened to the snake?
Ch. 28 "The Coming of the Light"
1. How did you feel when learning what happened to Fergus in the brothel three months earlier?
2. What was your reaction to Claire and Jamie's reunion?
Ch. 29 "To Grasp the Nettle"
1. Do you feel by the end of this section that Jamie and Claire have resolved their differences to a point of mutual understanding?