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I guess the vibe today is Dunnett and Day drinking, then! I need very little encouragement to make a spectacle of myself [GoK]

Okay, got lunch, got wine, time to read. When last we left off, Richard was making bad choices again (on CHRISTMAS, no less!):

One of my fave things about this book so far is how solid all of the background characters feel. Like, they don& #39;t gaf about Crawford family drama! They just wanna have Christmas!

Richard& #39;s good judgement just immediately goes out the window wrt Francis, huh

On an unrelated note, I don& #39;t drink much anymore and am already feeling slightly like the elusive Mr. Waugh after like. A fourth of a cup of wine.

The Crawford charm does seem to be a bit genetic, given Richard THREW A MAN IN THE RIVER on CHRISTMAS EVE and got invited to dinner over it

LMAOOOO GET GOT

TALK

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TBC I /do/ adore and feel for Richard but man. MAN. A slightly less singular focus would do him a world of good

Always have a minor heart attack when my irl surname shows up in fiction, despite it being Not That Uncommon A Name

I have to slow my reading speed waaaay down when we hit political bits, to make sure they& #39;ve permeated my poor weak brain

[cautiously] life goals... Wife goals?

1) VERY interesting comparison of the Crawford brothers here, re: an apparent difference that& #39;s actually a similarity
2)

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3) Someone please help Will Scott with his massive fucking crush, oh my GOD

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Francis: [talks about Margaret Lennox like Hoz/er talks about his gf]

Will: Francis has a History™ with Margaret Lennox and that is None Of My Business
Will:
Will: However,

Man, the "fuck you buddy" that Francis is emphatically not saying while Douglas is like "fratricide? (:" is sure palpable

WHEN will Dunnett let me fight Sir George Douglas in the street

We& #39;ve been dunking on the Crawfords for not understanding each other, but I think the miscommunication award for the day goes to Buccleuch and Will for this rendezvous scene

Talk to each other! No, not like that! Maybe hire a therapist!

Oh, okay, they scuffled and now Buccleuch respects Will. Jocks, man.

Hmm

HMMM

WAS HIS SISTER IN THAT CONVENT

Oh no, misunderstandings! WHO could have been doing the betraying out here!

Oh, Richard......

Okay I have to go do housewifely shit now, l will return

I am back, and WOW THIS SURE IS A CONVENIENT OUTCOME FOR FRANCIS

I& #39;m not saying he planned it, I& #39;m just saying it& #39;s a nice bonus that Richard& #39;s attempts at Will-napping also made Will more likely to only trust Francis

It& #39;s been a while since I had to knife-emoji at Francis but HOO BOY he& #39;s getting pretentious and mean again

[lowers the knife out of respect for this being a hell of a power move]

[puts the knife away entirely, since Will stabbed him without my help]

BUT THERE IS A BABY BUCCLEUCH!

I have STUDIED Old and Middle English! I used to be really pedantic and prideful about it! There is no reason for my immediate aggression response to seeing pawn spelled "pawön," but yet here we are.

Also, I know Mary S. lives but :(((( be safe bb, childhood mortality is a bitch

Ohhhhh my godddddd

Christian: I probably don& #39;t want to marry you!
Tom Erskine: you mean right now? Will you want to marry me later? What about next month?
Christian: