"N&S: John Thornton, Love Lessons", by Gratiana Lovelace (2013-2014) (Done)

Ch. 75 (PG-13): Loving from the Heart, Part 2 (Revised)

(Note:  I belatedly realized that a sleepy me had inadvertently hovered over the "private" button when I initially posted this chapter.  So the only way to undo that was to rebuild it.  I hope that those who kindly commented and starred the initial Ch. 75 will do so again here for this revised version.  Thanks and Cheers!   Grati ;->)

"N&S: John Thornton, Love Lessons", Ch. 75 (PG-13):  Finding Our Way to Loving from the Heart, Part 2,  August 16, 2014 Gratiana Lovelace   (Revised)

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 Ogilvy, Jo Joyner for Fiona/Fanny Thornton Ogilvy, 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, Jeremy Northam as Dr. Miles Houghton, Gerard Butler as Lord Jamie Ogilvy, and Juliette Lewis as Lady Thistle Ogilvy, etc.]  [(1) story logo, top right] 

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.  As such there will be heartfelt moments of love and sensuality (S)--as well as other dramatic emotions (D), 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:  Luncheon at Airlie Castle in Angus, Scotland this Thursday, April 9th, 1855 was a bit subdued--what with John Thornton longing for a son or sons like Lord Jamie Ogilvy has.  And John still treads lightly about whether he and Margaret will adopt just the Douglas boy baby, or also the baby Douglas' two year old sister Catriona.  But this afternoon's events will prove to be the deciding factors.

"N&S: John Thornton, Love Lessons", Ch. 75 (PG-13):  Finding Our Way to Loving from the Heart, Part 2

Around one o'clock after luncheon at Airlie Castle in Angus, Scotland this sunny and breezy Thursday, April 9th, 1855, Lord Jamie and Lady Thistle commandeer the children of the extended Thornton-Ogilvy-Ogilvy family for a little outside play on the back garden's extensive golf putting greens.  There are 18 greens of varying difficulties and hazards--some hazards natural like undulating land, some hazards man made, as in small rows of boxwood hedges.  It is a whimsical design based on a similar but less elaborate putting greens layout from his childhood that Cameron Lord Airlie created for the amusement of his son, the little three and a half year old Lord Gavin. 

So Gavin takes his little but four months older neice's Audrey Grace's hand and they join Viscount Hamish, Lady Blythe, and little James to try out their luck--even as the older three to eight year old children of the Airlie Castle orphanage also join them in play.  Gavin's nanny Pims follows dutifully behind him, every watchful should his sniffles return and he needs to be whisked inside at the express orders of Hannah Lady Airlie. The air is cool, but not chilly.  Gavin's mother Hannah only relented to let him play outdoors because all of the other children were going--and Pims would bring him back inside if needed.

And the golf putters the children use are an L-shaped stick made out of a soft wood that can hit the lightweight tightly woven twig balls with ease--and greater safety.  The game of golf is typically associated with Scotland and was made more popular throughout the British isles beginning in 1852 with their majesties Queen Victoria and Prince Albert built their home Balmoral in Scotland [(2)].