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Someone more cynical about Jeremy than me! I am glad I am not alone out on this hitherto lonely limb...
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I will admit that when I saw the byline (?) to this story, my heart did sink: more about that fatuous a'hole Jeremy. However (major concesssion) my doubts and concerns were completely unwarranted. I apologise for my inaccurate prejudgement! So Jeremy is here to help... and help some one other than himself.... should be interesting to see the "all about me" man discovering that we all need allies....
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"Straight" can be so ... fluid! Great start. Nb do thet get an intimacy coordinator at some point?
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Waaaaaay too tame for our narcissit in chief. He'd have nipples, at the very least. His abs would be grotesque ( i like subtle abs...) and the groin bulge would be suggesting he's packin' ( even if its only a box of tissues)
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Awesome comment, if I may say. Chuck IV.... Yo, Rey.... 🥰😘🫵 Mr Arbours stories and characters are amazing, his supporters and comentators just bloody marvellous. Thank you.
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In summary, I think this chapter reminds us that should any of his characters have a period of bliss and calm, they will always be rewarded with pain and suffering. For our hero the pleasures and delights of Cardona's bed have been rewarded by time on a run down spanish frigate manned by cowards. Happy Easter!
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You are so obviously not a boomer. 1,5 inches thick is what we did did for a first course!
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Best thing about all comments so far: no one mentioned Jeremy's costume; he's going to be SO pissed!🤣🤣🤣🤣
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I can't believe I am about to write this, I almost feel sorry for Jeremy.... His big night and it...backfires. On second thoughts, Hard bloody cheese JJ, you buggered it! Costumes were extarordinary. Happy Easter to all
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The amount of intrigue, gossip, plotting and manouvering at on Court session will require weeks of analysis! It certainly creates an interesting workspace. In one brief session our hero gets a note from Tallyrand, some sort of task for the Spanish crown and neutralising the tactics of the French who, unsurprisningly are using the affairs of the heart to upset the British/Spanish relationship. All this on top of his non-spying assessment of the docks. He'll need to find a handsome lover (or two) to maintain his equilibrium! As far as the timing of the release of this chapter; I am sure the almighty apreciates a chapter of Mr Arbour's writing regardles of what day its released!
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I am also feeling so humbled by your totally accurate pigeon-holing of my misspent youth at an expensive academy, which, if not latin, did have a latin motto. 😘
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Note I did say amoral, not immoral. Mr Arbour's ability to despatch talented and much beloved characters at many many points in this story, suggests an ability dare I say penchant for playing with his readers emotional souls (let alone that of his character). This, I'd suggest, indicates a modicum of amorality even if its not his driving characteristic. He does this with undoubted skill and talent; his vast readership's reaction suggests we/they are somewhat suseptible to his wiles.....
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What makes Cardona's wife more dangerous is not being Graingers family, his ability to control her, her innueundos, correspondence and contacts is that much less. He has to rely on Cardona, who has failed in this area already or Cardona's undoubtedly powerful father. This is where it could get political, and if it becomes politically savvy/ apropos/ advantageous to the King or to Spain, Grainger could up being the sacrifice/scapegoat. In the hands of our cunning and somewhat amoral author, I think that our hero could be put through another of the shallower ponds of hell. And perhaps the vehicle could be Mme Cardona as manipulated by the French... Just a thought...🤔😋
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Im not sure this Spain trip is going to be as much fun as Grainger hoped. Mr Arbour has really provided our hero with a challenge he has little or no control over. If Cardona is so remiss as to not secure his correspondence, can he be trusted? Cardonas wife just needs to start spreading tumours about her husband being seduced by the English to raise question not only about Grainger but also Daventry and the English "ulterior motives". And god knows Grainger seems to have slept with enough Spaniards that his prowess would only reinforce her message!
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“Because the French will lobby and scheme .......,” Cardona said. “They are usually good at anything underhanded.” Living with a Frenchman for over 26 years, I can confirm this.... So lovable, but so cunning....
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Great story line showing how in the US where the state fails, there are people who can and are able to stand up. Not ideal arrangement, but if needs must.... As far as the story goes I feel it rather quaint that in return for Travis, Buck and Marie's extraordinary achievements, Stef.... decorates their dorm rooms! I suppose what else to you give / do for uber-wealthy grandchildren.... Just an aside.... when did we last have a chapter with no sex? Not that I concentrate... much...on that aspect.
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Great chapter. Insight into Will/Travis dynamic. The house sounds incredible, but the best bit was one of Mr Arbour's sliver of truth that he drops in. Like the proverbial iceberg where the visible only points to the immensity of the invisible: "......Jeremy said. He was so annoying when he was being pompous." still an arsehole, a talented arsehole, but still an arsehole....
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A sign, no doubt, that miracles do happen! May he continue his path through the willing embraces of the young men of Europe!
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Name one other time that Grainger has let "circumstances" get in the way of .... intercourse (word substitution for the delicate US audience!)
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Im shocked! Has Grainger ever failed at seduction? Yes, only first attempt, with promising outlook (sounds like a weather report), but still ... a first time failure!
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Since when does "committed" have the meaning "monogamous", which is what I understand you to be saying? And if so why is physical sex the deal breaker and not say, an intimate dinner? For my partner of 27 years when we first became a couple, being monogamous was essential. While Imhad been in monogamous relationship previously, its wasn't a hill I'd die on, however for him it was, and so for 27 years we have been in a committed, monogamous relationship. (It would have been easier had I just been committed all those years ago, but that is a different story!). So I do think "committment" in terms of a relationship can include different things to different people.
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What a surprise to wake up to! Not sure this line is forgiveable: "Derek was in his early thirties and pretty hot for an older guy" How to make a bloke feel really aged!
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Well, Mr Arbour, you not only have history buffs following your stories, but mathematically geniuses too! Collectively they could borrow a Nobel Prize!
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Nb Travis is a train wreck.
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So am I... It leaves the NE coast of Australia for the rest of us. 🥰
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