“N&S: John Thornton, Love Lessons”, Ch. 71 (PG-13): Advent Surprises, Part 2, July 19, 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 Ogilvy, Jo Joyner for Fiona/Fanny Thornton Ogilvy, Brendan Coyle for Nicholas Higgins, 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, Gillian Anderson at Carlotta Quint Watson, Jeremy Northam as Dr. Miles Houghton, Gerard Butler as Lord Jamie Ogilvy, and Juliette Lewis as Lady Thistle Ogilvy, etc.] [(1) story logo, top right]
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. As such there will be heartfelt moments of love and sensuality (S)--as well as other dramatic emotions (D), 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: Hannah Lady Airlie and Cameron Lord Airlie welcomed their baby son Lord Gavin Victor Ogilvy into the world at Airlie Castle in Scotland on Friday, November 28, 1851 with John & Margaret, Baird and Fanny, and Thistle and Jamie in attendance. And Lady Fiona manages to go into labor in the same days--several weeks early of her January 1852 due date.
N&S: John Thornton, Love Lessons”, Ch. 71 (PG-13): Advent Suprises, Part 2
The scene around the birthing bed in the Airlie Castle Master bedchamber suite is intense--with John and Margaret, Lord Jamie and Lady Thistle and their children, and Lord Baird and Lady Fiona surrounding Hannah Lady Airlie and Cameron Lord Airlie. The family has just met Hannah’s and Cameron’s baby son Lord Gavin Victor Ogilvy only minutes ago when Lady Fiona experiences birthing pains several minutes apart.
Cameron: “Herrre we go again!” The extended Ogilvy-Thornton family patriarch and physician shakes his head wryly.
Fiona: “Aaaaaaaaah!” Fiona cries out in even greater pain now that she has been in active labor for fifteen minutes.
Hannah: “Fanny, you should lie down in one of the guest bed chamber suites.’’ Hannah invokes her motherly concern for her daughter, even as she cradles her newborn son.
Fiona: “Mama? My name is Fiona.” Fiona/Fanny says a trifle petulantly before another pain hits her. “Arrrrgh! Oh Baird? I want to have our baby at our home!” She holds her tummy as another pain hits her.
Baird: “Papa?” Baird flails about--giddy with the excitement of their baby about to be born and terrified all at the same time.
Cameron: “Nay, Fiona! Let me examine you firrrst to ascerrrtain your prrrogrrres.” Cameron admonishes firmly.
Lady Fiona nods and is assisted into a nearby guest bed chamber by her husband Lord Baird Ogilvy, her cousin Lady Thistle, and her father-in-law, Cameron Lord Airlie--with little five year old Lady Blythe Ogilvy tagging along in the rear. Once inside the guest bedroom, Cameron turns into Dr. Ogilvy.
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