How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"It means 'my brown one.' […] Mo duinne." (16.231)
Pet names are a key part of love, and this is one of the handful Jamie has for Claire. It sounds plain (what about 'my plaid one,' huh, you Scottish brute?), but he explains that brown is actually a very rich color.
Quote #5
"I risked my life for ye, committing theft, arson, assault, and murder. […] In return for which ye call me names, insult my manhood, kick me in the ballocks and claw my face. Then I beat you half to death and tell ye all the most humiliating things have ever happened to me, and you say ye love me." (22.213)
Why does Claire tell Jamie she loves him (for the first time, no less) after all this? Why does she feel closer to him, and not farther from him, after he has beaten her so hard she can barely ride a horse?