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“Och, Sarah, how shall I call augh beautiful again unless it be the sight of you?”
“Och, Sarah, how shall I call augh’ beautiful again unless it be the sight of you?”
“[Connor, prepared to sacrifice himself to save Sarah]God, I pray, give me the strength to live the next hour well.”
“Making love with you is even more wonderful than making music."He drew her closer. "Och, Sarah, you _are_ my music.”
“[Connor to Major Wentworth, grandson of King George]"My fathers were lairds in the Highlands when yours were still farmin' kale back in Germany!”
“I've bled for you. I've killed for you. I've held you in my arms and done my best to make love to you. I'd give my life to protect you. Now I sit beside you, askin' you to trust me.”
“Though this marriage is a sham, what we share tonight will be real, my lady. I said I'd treat you wi' the same respect I'd show my own true bride, and I meant it. I'd no' be able to call myself a S...”
“_I_ boil it." Joseph entered last, closing the door behind them. "Last time, you burnt it."Connor glared at Joseph. "We were attacked! What would you have me tell the Abenaki? 'I cannae fight just ...”
“I do not know her as you do, but I have shared each step of this journey with her, watched her fight for her life, and held her each night while she slept. I cannot help but care for her."And sudde...”
“[Iain, addressing the Rangers at the end of the French & Indian war]"Never has the world see a war as this one, but you turned the tide of it, spillin' your blood to keep frontier families safe. Ye...”
“Before the war, a white man named Jonathan Edwards came to Stockbridge to teach my people about sin, but I doubt very much he could see sin in this. You defended yourself against a man who would ot...”
“Though his countenance was solemn, there was a glint of amusement in his eyes. "Major MacKinnon, won't you join us?""But, my lord, he is clad in outlawed rebel attire. The Dress Act expressly forbi...”
“Killy arched an eyebrow in disbelief. "Don't be thinkin' you can deceive this old man. I've been makin' a fool of myself over women since before you were born.”
“Shocked at this rebuke, Sarah took a step backward. But II am the daughter of a marquess. I cannot marry eitherYou are new here, so I will explain. In this land, nobility comes not from ones father...”
“You are new here, so I will explain. In this land, nobility comes not from ones fathers or a title or from the land one owns, but from ones actions. His voice was hard-edged, and his words seemed h...”
“Shocked at this rebuke, Sarah took a step backward. “But I…I am the daughter of a marquess. I cannot marry either—”“You are new here, so I will explain. In this land, nobility comes not from one’s ...”
“You are new here, so I will explain. In this land, nobility comes not from one’s fathers or a title or from the land one owns, but from one’s actions.” His voice was hard-edged, and his words seeme...”