Was: Laramie Tales: New Working Title: Tales of Greenlea County (ARCHIVE)

[mariez]

here tis.

http://louisev.livejournal.com/226940.html  "Chesterfield Fortune ch 36."

This certainly is a treat -



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What a wonderful chapter.  Always great to get inside Colson's mind.  So touching to hear him thinking about Edna in the role of "momma" - and now we know that he had a son who died shortly after being born.  Sad.  Sweet how he finds Ellery's "bluff and bluster" almost comfortable.  He knows his man so well.  Loved this last line:

“Not right now, I’m just gonna enjoy watchin you.”

Very nice. 

Thanks,
Marie

[magicmountain]

And maybe Oliver Stone doesn't know that when a young boy is castrated to become a eunuch, he grows soft, feminine and round, not stick-insect heroin chic. 

One would think so - especially those who are castrated very young.  However, Mary Renault writes in her author's note to The Persian Boy that in fact all eunuchs don't become "gross and flabby". She notes that "one need go no further back than the eighteenth century and its famous operatic castrati, whose romantic looks caused them to be much pursued by women of fashion. A portrait of the greatest, Farinelli, done in early middle age, shows a handsome sensitive face, and a figure many modern tenors might envy. The diarist Dr Burney, writing of him still later, said, He is tall and thin, but looks very well for his time of life, is lively and well bred." Interesting.

[louisev]

I found this portrait of Farinelli.  He definitely looks ... soft and feminine!

[louisev]

Chesterfield 37 is in the making at this hour.

[louisev]

...

and there it is!

http://louisev.livejournal.com/227167.html  chapter 37.

[mariez]

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Oh, yay!  So good to hear one of these again:

“Ellery?”

“Yes Sheriff.”

“I didn’t need ta know that.” 


And not only do we get one of those, we get:

. . . .an then I am gonna have my wife cover me with squash pie an whip cream.”

“Sheriff?” Murdoch looked up from his typewriter.

“What?”

“I didn’t need ta know that.” 

    That is too funny.  Now we know Wes is in desperate need of sleep!

Glad Ellery is getting Jeeves some help and it's nice to see he has regard for Jeeves's judgment; and, likewise,  I hope Jeeves appreciates Ellery using his own money to help. 

And Wilson Brand was in the truck - been a long time since we heard that name!

Thanks,
Marie

[yb]

Yay!  I'm glad Ellery is getting the private investigators to help find Lance, he's showing some trust in Jeeves' judgement.  And, it's always a treat to read the exchanges between Wes and Ellery.

[louisev]

and here is 38 - the heart of the matter, as it were!

http://louisev.livejournal.com/227336.html 

[mariez]

Heart of the matter, indeed, Louise!

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Jeeves -and Sergio - handled that well.  Good team.  And now Jeeves is going to be there alone while Sergio gets in touch with Ellery.  Yikes. 

And poor Lance!  Creepy Ray bought  him?!?!  OMG.  This is scary stuff. 

Well done, Louise.  Thanks.
Marie

[louisev]

there'll be another one along today!!!  yay Saturday!