regshoe

Thank you for the bits about the wigs! I always wondered why some wore them, and on which occasions? Do you know if it was a thing to do both, wear one in public on one day and not on the other?

Ewen is just as much the educated gentleman of the Enlightenment as Keith is, dismissing superstition. And of course, he was educated in Paris.

I really liked how he and Lachlan discussed the latter's sword (dagger? dirk.), Lachlan's all, "WOE!" while Ewan just points out at first, "Eh, you should keep it in better condition," only to realize a mistake in his perception and finds no problem in correcting himself. It tells a lot about his relationship with "his servant". :)

Also thank you for translating m'eudail, haha, love that bit!

I read that Broster served during WWI as a nurse in France, which I reckon made her one of these women who earned not only money for herself, but also recognition for her commitment. From what I learned, the end of the war made it difficult for the men and women who survived to realign with what was their "usual place": many soldiers were drastically wounded, maimed not only physically but also mentally, and thus couldn't provide for their families like before war. On the other hand women who worked during the war (because the men who did the work before were gone) were supposed to do what afterwards? I guess one could assume this: Alison could have kept her name in the 18th century, but Broster letting her taking her husband's can be read as a re-establishing of post-war certainties? (I know, that's a pretty big swing, haha!)