not only to have ignored john 's plainly stated position with regard to jamie fraser but to have decided without a word or a by-your-leave to have fraser brought to london-and to have bloody done it without a word to him , overriding his authority as fraser 's legal parole officer ... and then-then ! -to have compounded the crime by informing john-not asking him , oh , no , commanding him ! -to go to ireland in fraser 's company ... .