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Jamie and Claire remain at the Abbey where Jamie is recovering from his
wounds at the hands of Black Jack Randall. Jamie surprises her with a trip to a
hot spring below the Abbey. Following this hot bath, Claire tells Jamie that she
also has a surprise for him. (She is pregnant.)
Claire, now experiencing morning sickness from her preganancy, and Jamie
leave the abbey to go to Paris where Charles Stuart has now arrived from Rome.
Jamie plans to involve himself with his cousin Jared as well as work with Claire
to stop Bonnie Prince Charlie. Jared offers Jamie a house with a staff in Paris
to use while he is running that end of Jared's business.
While at the port of Le Havre, they have their first encounter with Le Comte St.
Germain. Claire discovers his ship's sailors have the pox. She soon discovers
how bad and dangerous the Comte's reputation is (although she knew his name from
before as Geillis' had his grimoire).
Once in Paris, Jamie is asked to attend the King's lever and they both
find out more about Royal activities. Claire becomes friends with Louise de la
Tour, who is Prince Charlie's secret mistress. Jared also introduces Jamie to
the Prince who is staying in Montmontre.
Claire meets Mary Hawkins who has arrived in Paris for an arranged marriage.
(Although Claire knows she is to marry Jack Randall according to history.)
Claire also meets Master Raymond who runs an apothecary shop in Paris.
Alexander Randall arrives in Paris. His appearance shocks Jamie because of the
likeness to his brother Jack. Mary Hawkins soon meets Alex and becomes enamored
of him.
Claire learns of L'Hopital des Anges and goes there to volunteer
her services as a healer (against Jamie's wishes although he does not stop her).
Claire becomes friends with Mother Hildegard who runs the hospital.
Jamie brings Fergus, a young pickpocket, into his employ to steal letters meant
for the Prince. Jamie and Claire try to use their proximity to the Stuart (and
his mail) to stop the coming Rising. Mother Hildegarde even helps them break a
code that has been written into a musical score.
Claire and Mary Hawkins are attacked in the streeets of Paris. Murtagh, who
is with them, is knocked unconscious. Mary is raped by a man with an odd scar on
his hand and a mask on his face. Claire is also attacked, but not raped. Fergus
runs off to get help.
One of the attackers suddenly recognizes Claire as La Dame Blanche. The
attackers run away in fear.
As a result of this, Mary has been traumatized and shamed and her uncle will no
longer be able to have her follow through with the arranged marriage.
Claire and Jamie are at the Duke of Sandringham's rented Paris house when they
make a startling discovery. Jack Randall is still alive.
Dougal MacKenzie arrives in Paris to conduct fundraising activities for the
Jacobite cause. Dougal helps Claire prevent a duel (for Frank's sake) between
Randall and Jamie by testifying that Randall was Mary Hawkins rapist.
Jamie tells Claire that he must go through with a duel with Randall or she must
kill him on the spot. It's either him or Frank.
In an effort to prevent the Comte St. Germain (his business rival) from
receiving a shipment from Portugal, Jamie and Murtagh plan to fake an outbreak
of the pox on the Comte's ship. Their plan is also to ruin the Stuart's credit
so that he is unable to get a bank loan to finance a Rising.
As Claire's pregnancy continues into her second trimester, she is troubled
by several episodes of bleeding and discontinues her work at L'Hopital des
Anges.
Jamie arranges to duel Randall in the Bois de Boulogne, a
popular dueling area near Paris. Claire goes to try and stop the duel and it is
there that she begins to bleed heavily and miscarry the baby.
Claire is taken to the L'Hopital des Anges so that Mother Hildegarde may care
for her. The baby is stillborn, a little girl. Mother Hildegarde has Claire see
the baby so that she can accept the reality of it. The baby is baptised with the
name Faith and buried in the hospital's graveyard (with the sisters and those
that they love). Claire suffers from childbed fever following this and is healed
(seceretly) by Master Raymond.
After Claire leaves the hospital, Louise de la Tour takes her to her country
home, Fountainebleau, to continue her recovery. Claire, who has neither seen nor
heard from Jamie since the duel, discovers that he is in the Bastille. Claire
has an audience with the King in order to get Jamie out as he is due to go on
the ship to Portugal (to continue their activities to stop the Rising).
July 8
King Louis has Claire act as a judge in a most unusual private trial. Le Comte
St. Germain and Master Raymond are accused of sorcery. Since Claire is known as
La Dame Blanche, she is asked to decide their fate. Raymond suggests a test of
drinking poison (himself, Germain, amd Claire). Claire and Raymond are unharmed,
but Germain dies.
Claire is also forced to go to bed with the King as part of the bargain for
Jamie's release. She never tells Jamie about this. The bargain included Jamie's
release and an arranged pardon that would allow them to return to Scotland.
(Jamie must leave France by mid-September.)
July 9
Claire returns from her evening at the palace and discovers the real reason
for the duel: Fergus was buggered and branded by Randall.
August
Jamie and Claire are reunited. She tells him about the baby and he tells her
that he had been led to believe she was (or would be) dead. He also tells her of
the success of his voyage to Portugal (and the fake small pox).
Jamie and Claire return to Lallybroch accompanied by Fergus and Murtagh.
Jamie and Claire settle back into life at Lallybroch. They receive
word that Louise de la Tour has given birth to a son, Henri (the bastard son of
Charles Stuart).
They receive communication from Charles Stuart regarding his grandiose plans and
from the Earl of Mar describing the Prince's wild behavior.
The first potato crop is harvested successfully at Lallybroch. The tenants
adjust to their new food staple.
December
While away from the farm, Ian has a mishap. He breaks his wooden leg. Jamie and
Ian stop to rest in a cottage. Ian accidently touches Jamie in his sleep and
Jamie reacts badly due to his experiences with Randall. Jamie punches Ian as a
reflex. Later, he confides in him what really happened at Wentworth.
Jamie gives Claire an anniversary present (six months late) of a piece of amber
for her to have made into a necklace.
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