Coming late to this, but really enjoying reading these discussions, so many brilliant insights into the books.
Re Foley and the "grooming" issue - I don't think anyone's referred yet to Peter's Room, where Nicola talks about Foley to Peter and compares him to Giles. Peter responds angrily but I think this is because he hates the idea of treachery (annoyingly I can't find my copy to check) - after all, Peter's Room is also a book about treachery. He says something like a traitor like Foley can't possibly have a sympathetic side. Nicola decides not to mention Foley again - she hadn't previously realised it was like ice cream to tooth-ache for Peter, or similar reference.
Now I know some of us (including me) and not crazy about Giles, but I don't think Nicola would be comparing Foley to the adored Giles if she suspected Foley was a paedophile or similar.
I don't think AF would, either. In fact, isn't the point of MAndTT (just like Patrick/Rupert's betrayals in Peter's Room) that quite attractive characters can be tempted into treachery?
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Date: 2014-06-29 05:12 pm (UTC)Re Foley and the "grooming" issue - I don't think anyone's referred yet to Peter's Room, where Nicola talks about Foley to Peter and compares him to Giles. Peter responds angrily but I think this is because he hates the idea of treachery (annoyingly I can't find my copy to check) - after all, Peter's Room is also a book about treachery. He says something like a traitor like Foley can't possibly have a sympathetic side. Nicola decides not to mention Foley again - she hadn't previously realised it was like ice cream to tooth-ache for Peter, or similar reference.
Now I know some of us (including me) and not crazy about Giles, but I don't think Nicola would be comparing Foley to the adored Giles if she suspected Foley was a paedophile or similar.
I don't think AF would, either. In fact, isn't the point of MAndTT (just like Patrick/Rupert's betrayals in Peter's Room) that quite attractive characters can be tempted into treachery?