Modern Sayings, Phrases & Words
But aside from that, Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play? - when Jamie tells Claire that he ordered her to stay away from the alcoves during the ball at the Palace of Versailles after he has to rescue her from the Vicomte de Rambeau's unwanted advances by dunking him in the fountain, Claire quips "But aside from that, Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?" (DIA, chapter 9) This refers to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln during the performance of a play at Ford's Theater and is used sarcastically to make light of someone's misfortune.
Commando raid - When Jamie and his men sneak off at night to steal the cotter pins from the English cannon carriages, he describes it to Claire as a 'commando raid', using a term that he has learnt from her (DIA, chapter 36) In WWII the British army had small, highly mobile surprise raiding battalions called commandos
Commando raid - When Jamie and his men sneak off at night to steal the cotter pins from the English cannon carriages, he describes it to Claire as a 'commando raid', using a term that he has learnt from her (DIA, chapter 36) In WWII the British army had small, highly mobile surprise raiding battalions called commandos