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jackieford2012 - All Messages By This Member
Her passion for Sherlock was hard to miss, what with her "fond goodbyes" and the noises from the guest room during their visits. But he had not known until today that his brother could stir something else in this young woman: jealousy. Not of another woman. No woman could come between them; Sherlock would die with her name on his lips. No, not a woman. A child. Damien. The child of another passion. Child of a ghost. And a walking reminder of another ghost - of the child she would likely never have. His own recovering heart felt a pang. - Jackie |
merrily1945 - All Messages By This Member
Jackie, Mycroft is, of course, always observant, and this is all too believable - I always think that Russell has more "issues" regarding Damian than she lets on! Very nicely done, Merrily toggle quoted messageShow quoted text On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 5:01 PM, jackieford2012 <jackieford2012@...> wrote: Her passion for Sherlock was hard to miss, what with her "fond goodbyes" and the noises from the guest room during their visits. But he had not known until today that his brother could stir something else in this young woman: jealousy. Not of another woman. No woman could come between them; Sherlock would die with her name on his lips. No, not a woman. A child. Damien. The child of another passion. Child of a ghost. And a walking reminder of another ghost - of the child she would likely never have. His own recovering heart felt a pang. - Jackie
-- Wewere comparing cats and dogs the other day and decided that both haveconsciences. But the dog, being an honest, humble creature, always has a bad one, while the cat is a Pharisee and always has a good one. He sits and stares you out of countenance, thanking God that he is not as these dogs, or these humans, or even . . . as these other cats. C.S. Lewis |
jackieford2012 - All Messages By This Member
I am in the midst of re-reading LANG and was struck again by the ways in which Damien's sudden appearance unnerves her. And she does say that the fact that Holmes has a son drives a wedge between them, at least in her own mind. I think she's both jealous of Holmes' near instant devotion to Damien and ambivalent about the fact that she is unlikely, as she says, to have a child of her own. - Jackie toggle quoted messageShow quoted text --- In Letters_Of_Mary@..., Merrily Taylor <merrily.ellen@...> wrote:
Jackie,
Mycroft is, of course, always observant, and this is all too believable
- I always think that Russell has more "issues" regarding Damian than she
lets on! Very nicely done, MerrilyOn Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 5:01 PM, jackieford2012 <jackieford2012@...>wrote: **Her passion for Sherlock was hard to miss, what with her "fond goodbyes"
and the noises from the guest room during their visits. But he had not known until today that his brother could stir something
else in this young woman: jealousy. Not of another woman. No woman could
come between them; Sherlock would die with her name on his lips. No, not a
woman. A child. Damien. The child of another passion. Child of a ghost. And
a walking reminder of another ghost - of the child she would likely never
have. His own recovering heart felt a pang. - Jackie -- We were comparing cats and dogs the other day and decided that both have
consciences. But the dog, being an honest, humble creature, always has a
bad one, while the cat is a Pharisee and always has a good one. He sits and
stares you out of countenance, thanking God that he is not as these dogs,
or these humans, or even . . . as these other cats. C.S. Lewis
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Alice Wright- All Messages By This Member
I love it when Mycroft shows his heart and this was the perfect vehicle at the perfect time. I love the last line, it gave my heart a pang.Alice "...the girl with the strawberry curls" toggle quoted messageShow quoted text -----Original Message-----
From: jackieford2012
To: Letters_Of_Mary
Sent: Wed, Aug 28, 2013 2:01 pm
Subject: [Letters_Of_Mary] Russell/Holmes Observation Challenge: What Mycroft Saw in LANG Her passion for Sherlock was hard to miss, what with her "fond goodbyes" andthe noises from the guest room during their visits. But he had not known until today that his brother could stir something elsein this young woman: jealousy. Not of another woman. No woman could comebetween them; Sherlock would die with her name on his lips. No, not a woman.A child. Damien. The child of another passion. Child of a ghost. And awalking reminder of another ghost - of the child she would likely never have. His own recovering heart felt a pang. - Jackie------------------------------------Yahoo! Groups Links<*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Letters_Of_Mary/<*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional<*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Letters_Of_Mary/join (Yahoo! ID required)<*> To change settings via email: Letters_Of_Mary-digest@... Letters_Of_Mary-fullfeatured@...<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Letters_Of_Mary-unsubscribe@...<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |
merrily1945 - All Messages By This Member
Both of which would be very natural, Jackie! Indeed I think that part of the story is rather glossed over in the book...of course Laurie probably didn't plan to write "War and Peace"! Merrily toggle quoted messageShow quoted text On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 7:22 PM, jackieford2012 <jackieford2012@...> wrote: I am in the midst of re-reading LANG and was struck again by the ways in which Damien's sudden appearance unnerves her. And she does say that the fact that Holmes has a son drives a wedge between them, at least in her own mind. I think she's both jealous of Holmes' near instant devotion to Damien and ambivalent about the fact that she is unlikely, as she says, to have a child of her own. - Jackie --- In Letters_Of_Mary@..., Merrily Taylor >
> Jackie,
> Mycroft is, of course, always observant, and this is all too believable
> - I always think that Russell has more "issues" regarding Damian than she
> lets on! Very nicely done, Merrily
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 5:01 PM, jackieford2012 wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Her passion for Sherlock was hard to miss, what with her "fond goodbyes"
> > and the noises from the guest room during their visits.
> >
> > But he had not known until today that his brother could stir something
> > else in this young woman: jealousy. Not of another woman. No woman could
> > come between them; Sherlock would die with her name on his lips. No, not a
> > woman. A child. Damien. The child of another passion. Child of a ghost. And
> > a walking reminder of another ghost - of the child she would likely never
> > have.
> >
> > His own recovering heart felt a pang.
> >
> > - Jackie
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
>
> We were comparing cats and dogs the other day and decided that both have
> consciences. But the dog, being an honest, humble creature, always has a
> bad one, while the cat is a Pharisee and always has a good one. He sits and
> stares you out of countenance, thanking God that he is not as these dogs,
> or these humans, or even . . . as these other cats. C.S. Lewis
>
-- Wewere comparing cats and dogs the other day and decided that both haveconsciences. But the dog, being an honest, humble creature, always has a bad one, while the cat is a Pharisee and always has a good one. He sits and stares you out of countenance, thanking God that he is not as these dogs, or these humans, or even . . . as these other cats. C.S. Lewis |
So good, Jackie. I always thought LANG and GOTH left so many unexplored avenues and deep conversations. So frustrating, but your Mycroft POV and the fact that he noticed Russell's jealousy and heartache was very IC and touching. -Sabrina toggle quoted messageShow quoted text From: jackieford2012
To: Letters_Of_Mary@...
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 2:01 PM
Subject: [Letters_Of_Mary] Russell/Holmes Observation Challenge: What Mycroft Saw in LANG
Her passion for Sherlock was hard to miss, what with her "fond goodbyes" and the noises from the guest room during their visits. But he had not known until today that his brother could stir something else in this young woman: jealousy. Not of another woman. No woman could come between them; Sherlock would die with her name on his lips. No, not a woman. A child. Damien. The child of another passion. Child of a ghost. And a walking reminder of another ghost - of the child she would likely never have. His own recovering heart felt a pang. - Jackie |
Lisa - All Messages By This Member
Yes, I'm re-reading LANG too, and have noticed these things.
Something else that I noted, BTW—that painting in the laboratory surely did not fit in the envelope Russell brought to Mycroft for safekeeping. What did she do with that? toggle quoted messageShow quoted text --- In Letters_Of_Mary@..., "jackieford2012" <jackieford2012@...> wrote:
I am in the midst of re-reading LANG and was struck again by the ways in which Damien's sudden appearance unnerves her. And she does say that the fact that Holmes has a son drives a wedge between them, at least in her own mind. I think she's both jealous of Holmes' near instant devotion to Damien and ambivalent about the fact that she is unlikely, as she says, to have a child of her own.- Jackie --- In Letters_Of_Mary@..., Merrily Taylor <merrily.ellen@> wrote:
Jackie,
Mycroft is, of course, always observant, and this is all too believable
- I always think that Russell has more "issues" regarding Damian than she
lets on! Very nicely done, MerrilyOn Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 5:01 PM, jackieford2012 <jackieford2012@>wrote: **Her passion for Sherlock was hard to miss, what with her "fond goodbyes"
and the noises from the guest room during their visits. But he had not known until today that his brother could stir something
else in this young woman: jealousy. Not of another woman. No woman could
come between them; Sherlock would die with her name on his lips. No, not a
woman. A child. Damien. The child of another passion. Child of a ghost. And
a walking reminder of another ghost - of the child she would likely never
have. His own recovering heart felt a pang. - Jackie -- We were comparing cats and dogs the other day and decided that both have
consciences. But the dog, being an honest, humble creature, always has a
bad one, while the cat is a Pharisee and always has a good one. He sits and
stares you out of countenance, thanking God that he is not as these dogs,
or these humans, or even . . . as these other cats. C.S. Lewis
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