There are two parts to this: how George handles Caroline in public, and how his relationship with her is affected. I can't see him doing anything, in the end, that would so damage her as to damage their family. At the same time, I'm not sure I see him forgiving her for this, at least not easily. She slept with his best friend (big problem) and another man (bigger problem) and she was seen in a compromising position with both of them (biggest problem)
Good points. Avoiding telling George had got to be the most damaging thing she's done. The other big issue is that she was seen in a compromising position by the servants, and now it is out. George is no saint, but at least he's discreet.
Thanks for the review!
The irony is that Caroline is really behaving no worse than George, who has certainly has his share of threesomes. The problem for Caroline is that society was much more unwilling in that day and age to accept a woman who would engage in that kind of sexual act.
Thanks! I think we still have to see how Caroline and Cavendish react, so we can try to figure out what it motivating them.
It is worth noting, though, that Caroline has been her own person for a long time. George got back from Paris, and suddenly she wasn't on her own, and in charge of everything. That may or may not have contributed to what she did, but it would be perhaps understandable as an act of rebellion.
September 23, 1799
Portsmouth, England
The boat pulled up to the dock, and Granger hopped out and then held out his hand to help William. William’s governor and the four footmen followed them. “Jacobs, will you arrange for a post chaise to take Lord Ryde and these other gentlemen back to London?” Granger asked politely, using William’s title.
“Certainly, my lord,” Jacobs said.
“You will want to arrange for some food for the journey,” Granger sa
No.
Riley may be an Irish name, but it wasn't chosen for that purpose. It was chosen because it was close to Raleigh, which is English.
Maybe they'll name the baby Alex.
The takeaway from that was that Will's initial outburst wasn't helpful, but his follow up conversations with Zach were. If ever someone needed to learn restraint and self-control, it's Will. And we're seeing the beginning of that.
As was already alluded, it would be very easy to paint Alex Danvers as a villain, but what we've seen of him so far hasn't been evil at all. I think he handled the fling with Robbie (and Brad) pretty well, refusing to go out with Robbie unless Brad was OK with it. And the sale of Anders-Hayes presumably was a good deal for the family, as far as we know. The only thing that points to him to be problematic is Brad's general nervousness of him.
Thank you for your review, and for commenting on so many facets of the chapter.
You mentioned that Kevin's view of Cody didn't match what we know of Cody. As I said below, we only have Kevin's point of view, and he seems a bit bitter, so it's possible that he's wrong.
I wonder if Alex genuinely didn't care about Wade's living situation, or if he was being polite. I suspect it was the former.
Kevin featured prominently in Millennium, so that's the story you want to scan to get up to speed on him.
I think, in a sense, you're right about Cody.
Your theory on Cody has merit, especially the thought that he might have a secret crush, but there is another possibility. We're seeing this through Kevin's eyes, and he's clearly pissed off at Cody, and thus he's jaded. He may not be right.
BTW, to clarify, Wade didn't invite Alex to live with him, he invited him to stay with him, which I assume both of them interpreted to mean Alex had a place to stay when he first arrived in the US. Think houseguest, not roommate.
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I think the fact that Jackie doesn't like Kevin, and that Alex doesn't like Kevin, probably are telling about Kevin's influence in Cody's life. They obviously had an acrimonious breakup, but we don't know why. Yet.
I'm glad you liked it! It's been quite a while since I've been to London, but I remember that parking was a problem, primarily from hearing people bitch about it. :-)
July 19, 2002
Bel Air, CA
Brad
These parties were a lot different than they used to be. In the past, they’d been all but a prelude to an orgy, but now they were much classier. I might have attributed the change to the hostess, but Jackie certainly hadn’t made a revolutionary transformation into a genteel woman. I tended to attribute it to the changing attitudes toward sex and sexuality; being gay wasn’t something that had to be as hidden as it used to be, or at leas