Well, there's suitable and then there's "suitable." Gwyn was raised to believe that propriety and social correctness are of paramount importance for the upper classes, and in her eyes Johnny will never be suitable. It's not just a matter of how well he and Christian get along or how much they love each other; she's like the starchy old dowager duchess in a historical romance who doesn't care how nice a person the heroine is, how sweet or how much in love with her the dowager's grandson is. A poor parson's daughter can never be a suitable match for a Duke and that's all there is to it. Gwyn likes Johnny as a person, but because of his background he's not a socially suitable match for the Crown Prince and to Gwyn that's what's important. Gwyn's standards are extremely high for royal spouses -- birth, background and behavior all have to be above reproach. One has to wonder where she ever found her own husband, with standards like that. [sigh]
And yeah, Johnny's definitely looking forward to babysitting. :D I imagine some of the enthusiasm will wear off once the reality of 2am feedings and colic and diaper rash and teething sets in, but for now he thinks it's going to be incredibly cool and fun. [grin]
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Date: 2005-06-17 11:01 pm (UTC)Well, there's suitable and then there's "suitable." Gwyn was raised to believe that propriety and social correctness are of paramount importance for the upper classes, and in her eyes Johnny will never be suitable. It's not just a matter of how well he and Christian get along or how much they love each other; she's like the starchy old dowager duchess in a historical romance who doesn't care how nice a person the heroine is, how sweet or how much in love with her the dowager's grandson is. A poor parson's daughter can never be a suitable match for a Duke and that's all there is to it. Gwyn likes Johnny as a person, but because of his background he's not a socially suitable match for the Crown Prince and to Gwyn that's what's important. Gwyn's standards are extremely high for royal spouses -- birth, background and behavior all have to be above reproach. One has to wonder where she ever found her own husband, with standards like that. [sigh]
And yeah, Johnny's definitely looking forward to babysitting. :D I imagine some of the enthusiasm will wear off once the reality of 2am feedings and colic and diaper rash and teething sets in, but for now he thinks it's going to be incredibly cool and fun. [grin]
Angie