The plot thickens for Lord John Grey in Outlander Book 7, Chapter 33
We stay with Lord John Grey in Outlander Book 7, Chapter 33. However, he’s joined by Dottie, giving us a chance to see more of his connection to family.
Something that I love about Lord John is that he treats everyone the way he believes is right. That’s especially the case when it comes to children. They don’t have to be his to love them. We just have to look at how he raised William, and in the previous chapter, he feared his own mortality for William’s sake.
Well, in this chapter, we see him as an uncle to Dottie. There are moments where he is more like another parent to her, although he doesn’t try to actually parent her. He loves her. He’s a man of family that I love we see in An Echo in the Bone.
The chapter itself is mostly focused on Lord John Grey still trying to get to the bottom of what Percy wants. He’s still trying to work out the connections, but really, the plot ends up thickening.
I’m just not sure if this chapter can be used in the TV series, and it’s for the same reasons I’ve already looked at. As for foreshadowing, I think I see some of that in this chapter when it comes to the way John is around Dottie.
Let’s dive into An Echo in the Bone Chapter 33.
Just the Outlander chapter
The chapter starts with John back on a ship. He’s heading to the Colonies with Dottie. This gives him a chance to realize that Dottie’s mother, Minnie, has encouraged Dottie to head to the Colonies. Why would she do that?
I just love that it’s taken this long for John to figure out the truth. Minnie has something up her sleeve.
Once John can get to Trois Fleches, he does. He wants information on Beauchamp, and he needs Baron Armandine at the place. Amandine isn’t what John thought, and I do find that interesting. Does it suggest that the whole of this mission isn’t what he originally thought?
John is also wrong about the relationship between Armandine and Percy. It turns out that Percy has gone hunting wolves with Beaumarchais, but we all know that’s code for something. What are the two actually doing?
Later on, Franklin comes into the story. He knows of Beauchamp at least, but John isn’t sure why. Franklin doesn’t give anything away, though. All we know at this point is that the whole plot is thickening.
It especially is when it comes to a letter from William. Denys has gone missing, and William fears that the man has died or got lost in the blizzard. However, the main thing that stands out is that William is suspicious of Richardson. It’s not clear in the letter why William is wary of the man just yet, but I think based on previous chapters, we can work that out. I just love how John and William seem to be figuring the same things out about people at different points and talk to each other about those thoughts.
Foreshadowing in the Outlander chapter
The foreshadowing in this chapter is mostly about John’s way of controlling situations. He likes to be able to control and prevent people from acting recklessly. We see that in the way John gets Dottie’s hair under control.
There’s also this sense that family is going to change. John is a family man, and we see him as the doting uncle by wearing the slippers Dottie made. Think of it like wearing bracelets and necklaces kids make. We do it because we love the children, and that’s why John is wearing these slippers.
However, that family is about to fall apart. Secrets are going to come out, and that puts everything into question for John.
Adapting An Echo in the Bone chapter
I’ve mentioned this before about John’s chapters, but I don’t think they’re going to be used in Outlander Season 7. It would mean needing time for the whole Beauchamp storyline, and I just don’t think there is time for that. The only way it would work is if things from Book 8 could also be combined. And maybe we’d need some of Book 9 pulled forward.
I wonder if it’s going to be left for Outlander Season 8 should that happen. Or it could be completely written out. We’ll need to wait and see when it comes to this.
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