"North & South: John Thornton, Love Lessons", Ch. 35 (PG-13): Fanny Comes to a Decision, March 07, 2014 Gratiana Lovelace
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[I will illustrate my story using my dream cast from the 2004 BBC production of "North & South" and other actors for additional characters: Richard Armitage for John Thornton, Daniela Denby-Ashe for Margaret Hale, Lesley Manville for Mrs. Maria Hale, Tim Pigott-Smith for Mr. Richard Hale, Sinead Cusack for Mrs. Hannah Thornton, Jo Joyner for Fanny Thornton, Brendan Coyle for Nicholas Higgins, and Graham McTavish as Dr. Cameron Ogilvy, Holliday Grainger for Angharad Ogilvy MacIntosh, Simon Woods for Baird Ogilvy, and Emma Ashton as Mrs. Dillard, John Light as Henry Lennox, Tim Faraday as Watson, and Gillian Anderson at Carlotta Quint Watson, etc] [(1)story logo]
Author's Mature Content Note: "N&S: John Thornton, Love Lessons" is a story with mature themes of love and relationships set within a period drama of the 1850's and beyond. As such there will be heartfelt moments of love and sensuality (S)--as well as other dramatic emotions, including some violence (V)--and I will rate those chapters accordingly. If you are unable or unwilling to attend a movie with the ratings that I provide, then please do not read that chapter. This is my disclaimer.
Author's Recap from the previous chapter: Fanny" and Baird's relationship is having growing pains that every loving couple experiences at some point. But she looks forward to visiting London again and spending more time with Baird--and he with her.
Ch. 35 (PG-13): Fanny Comes to a Decision
Feeling thought of as a child by her brother--and his draconian allowance scheme depriving her of the means through which to obtain the goods she needs--Fanny looks forward to staying in Margaret's cousin Edith Lennox's in London. For you see, Mrs. Shaw, Edith's mother, pampers Fanny exceedingly well. Mrs. Shaw and Fanny Thornton are kindred spirits--believing in the benefits of society and the social graces.
The train ride from Milton to London the morning of Sunday, March 23rd, 1851 was a smooth one for Baird Ogilvy and and Fanny Thornton. That is to say, that the physical experience of riding in the train was smooth--but the process of keeping each other company on the several hours ride was not as pleasant as they might have hoped. Their first class compartment afforded them some privacy, but only for conversation.
Fanny: "Oh why must we stop at every small town along the way to London?" Fanny bemoans dramatically at their fourth stop in the first hour of their journey.
Baird: "Do ye not think that otherrrs might also like to trrravel to London, Fiona?" He asks her impishly, trying to puncture her annoyance.
Fanny: "Yes, but Baird, if the train people would only have some trains that expressly went from the bigger towns like Milton to London, then we would arrive so much quicker." She whines logically.
Baird: "Aye! But then we would na have the pleasurrre of being alone and unchaperrroned as we arrre now." He raises his upbrows up and down mischievously.
Fanny: "Oh no, Mr. Ogilvy! We promised my brother Johnny that we would be a perfect lady and gentleman on our trip. And that is the only reason he did not send one of the maids with us." Baird pouts. "Actually, I wonder if Margaret convinced Johnny that we would behave appropriately?"
Baird: "Of courrrse, Fiona, My Love." He nods respectfully. Then a mischievous twinkle comes to his eye. "But surrrely a small kiss can na brrreach ourrr prrromise?
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