"N&S: John Thornton, Love Lessons", Ch. 51 (PG-13): With This Rrring, I Thee Wed, April 26, 2014 Gratiana Lovelace
(An original fan fiction copyrighted by Gratiana Lovelace; All rights reserved; Based on the Elizabeth Gaskell novel, North & South and its 2004 BBC adaptation; No copyright infringement intended)
[I will illustrate my story using my dream cast from the 2004 BBC production of "North & South" and other actors for additional characters: Richard Armitage for John Thornton, Daniela Denby-Ashe for Margaret Hale, Lesley Manville for Mrs. Maria Hale, Tim Pigott-Smith for Mr. Richard Hale, Sinead Cusack for Mrs. Hannah Thornton, Jo Joyner for Fanny Thornton, Brendan Coyle for Nicholas Higgins, Graham McTavish as Dr. Cameron Ogilvy, Holliday Grainger for Angharad Ogilvy MacIntosh, Simon Woods for Baird Ogilvy, and Emma Ashton as Mrs. Dillard, John Light as Henry Lennox, Tim Faraday as Watson, Gillian Anderson at Carlotta Quint Watson, and Jeremy Northam as Dr. Miles Houghton, etc] [(1) story logo]
Author's Mature Content Note: "N&S: John Thornton, Love Lessons" is a story with mature themes of love and relationships set within a period drama of the 1850's and beyond. As such there will be heartfelt moments of love and sensuality (S)--as well as other dramatic emotions, including some violence (V)--and I will rate those chapters accordingly. If you are unable or unwilling to attend a movie with the ratings that I provide, then please do not read that chapter. This is my disclaimer.
Author's Recap from the previous chapter: In meeting Baird's other Ogilvy cousins for the pre-wedding gatherings and wedding rehearsal--Lord Jamie Ogilvy and his wife Lady Thistle and their children ten year old Hamish and five year old Blythe--John, Margaret, and Fanny realized that life blesses us with many gifts. And the most treasured gift is that of valuing and respecting others who might be different than ourselves. John Thornton realized that though Jamie might have a calm spirit and a slowness about him due to a brain injury as a child, that Jamie is as good a man and father as John hopes to be. And Fanny sees in Blythe a little girl adapting to and overcoming her leg shortness with the love of family and her new best friend little Lissa Dillard. Previously, Fanny replied as to why she likes little ones, children do not judge a person, nor make them live up to some impossible standard of perfection. Just so. And now Fanny will be joining the Ogilvy family, their Clan, as she and Baird are married this weekend.
"N&S: John Thornton, Love Lessons", Ch. 51 (PG-13): With This Rrring, I Thee Wed
Due to Margaret being six months pregnant and more tired than usual, it is decided that she will host the ladies and their children at Thornton Manor to Friday luncheon and an afternoon of girlish frivolity to celebrate Fanny's upcoming wedding on Saturday--so Margaret doesn't have to leave home. Lissa Dillard joins them and she will stay overnight with her Nana Hannah at Hannah's and Cameron's home so that she will be gotten ready properly for her role as a Flower Girl for Fanny's wedding--with much tied rag curls and such. The men are off on their own for Friday Lunch and afternoon--helping Baird do whatever men do to prepare for marriage. But first, Fanny must be prepared for their marriage.
John and Margaret have reorganized the family bed chambers floor of Thornton Manor since Hannah's and Cameron's wedding, Margaret now having free reign to remake her home as she wishes. For her, this entails making it more cozy and livable--less elegantly untouchable, which had been the hallmark of Hannah's pre-marriage to Cameron decorating style. So Margaret's lady of the manor bed chamber adjoining her and John's shared bed chamber is being converted into a baby nursery.
And another large sized bed chamber across the hall from John's and Margaret's bed chamber was converted into a private family parlor with one side of the room having comfortable overstuffed chairs and lounging couches in it around one fireplace for a conversation seating area. And on the other side of the room around the other fireplace is a large open space with one adult and one child sized tables and chairs and such for informal dining as well as being a play, school, and crafts area for children. The walls are painted the palest of blues with whimsical accents in the blue toile [(2) right] drapes and brightly red hued (scandalous!) pillows strewn about the couches and chairs. It is here in this private family parlor that John and Margaret and their growing family will enjoy most of their private family time together in the coming years.
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"N&S: John Thornton, Love Lessons", by Gratiana Lovelace (2013-2014) (Done)
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