Assumpta showed her true colors in the way she degraded her husband in public
Yep, I'd agree with that; though I'd have to remember that all the while she was pining for Peter Clifford - I think, but with Assumpta, how could you tell?
Oddly, Father MacAnally made their situation relevant when he directly stated that Ireland was full of Assumpta Fitzgeralds. Peter later used this pointed comment as another reason to marry Assumpta: spite. I wasn't a fan of the old coot, at least in the beginning of the series, but as it progressed, I could better understand his bygone attitude.
Part of their relationship was based on taboo, so I'm not sure how a priest without his collar would fare with a jaded woman like Assumpta, who probably also suffered much more emotionally than anyone may have guessed - I'm still curious about her back story. I think you're right, though: a prominent, priestly Peter could have a difficult time adjusting to life under the thumb of a ofttimes callous, even somewhat selfish (think of the parameters she laid down as to managing the bar to her ex, Leo) emotional lover-turned-wife. Being a bartender may not do it for him.
Objection, your Honor. You can't preface your second point with first of all.
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MercurialAquarian
12 years ago
Correction: Father Mac wasn't an old coot, rather an old curmudgeon. 'Coot' just seems to flow better.
Objection, your Honor. You can't preface your second point with first of all.
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