Just the highlights, since we're not doing a readalong.
* William of Orange (cahn: William III of England, of William-and-Mary) wanted to take Tiny Terror FW (okay, 12-yo FW) home and adopt him as his heir and future king of England?!
That would have solved at least one of SD's problems! (Assuming the Hanoverian cousin marriage would still have been on.)
Also, FW and Fritz as constitutional monarchs: now there's a mental image to ponder.
* FW beats up cousin George when he's 12/13 and George is 17/18. Shortly after F1's coronation.
* That "I die happy, because I leave behind a worthy son and successor" line, coupled with Voltaire's, "So, Fritz, did he finally appreciate you before he died" and Fritz's long not-answering-the-question reply, plus that "I'm fighting a four-front war, Dad, are you proud of me yet? Yes? Oh, thank god. Shit, I'm waking up, I should have known that was too good to be true," dream twenty years later...
Well done, son. Just say it to yourself, Fritz, and move on. He's not worthy. :(
* Ziebura continues to take the Catt memoirs at face value. We should send her a copy of Koser with the flowers!
Oh, I didn't do any Wives today, but I exceeded my 20-page quota with Sons. It counts!
No Pity for the Sons readthrough - young FW
* William of Orange (
That would have solved at least one of SD's problems! (Assuming the Hanoverian cousin marriage would still have been on.)
Also, FW and Fritz as constitutional monarchs: now there's a mental image to ponder.
* FW beats up cousin George when he's 12/13 and George is 17/18. Shortly after F1's coronation.
* That "I die happy, because I leave behind a worthy son and successor" line, coupled with Voltaire's, "So, Fritz, did he finally appreciate you before he died" and Fritz's long not-answering-the-question reply, plus that "I'm fighting a four-front war, Dad, are you proud of me yet? Yes? Oh, thank god. Shit, I'm waking up, I should have known that was too good to be true," dream twenty years later...
Well done, son. Just say it to yourself, Fritz, and move on. He's not worthy. :(
* Ziebura continues to take the Catt memoirs at face value. We should send her a copy of Koser with the flowers!
Oh, I didn't do any Wives today, but I exceeded my 20-page quota with Sons. It counts!