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"‘Last night I was too tired to take much notice of anything.’
‘When I undressed you,’ he said, ‘you felt like a long-legged, cool kitten, slightly damp with sweat.’
‘It sounds some awful.’
‘Well, it wasn’t, if you can recollect that much.’
‘I can recollect that much.’
There was a pause while she yawned and ran fingers through her hair.
‘A gentleman would fetch my nightdress,’ she said.
‘It depends on the gentleman.’
‘I told you before. You’ve been keeping bad company in London.’
‘Not till last night.’
He finished shaving in silence and tipped the water away into the other bucket. She was sitting up now, a sheet under her arms.
‘It’s not nice in the mornings, Ross.’
‘What isn’t?’
‘Nakedness.’
‘Opinions differ.’
‘No you don’t look nice in the daylight…’
‘I don’t?’
‘No, I mean I don’t. We don’t. ONE doesn’t.’
‘Well make up your mind.’ He was putting on his shirt now.
‘ONE doesn’t look nice in the daylight,’ Demelza said. ‘At least, not as nice as ONE hopes ONE looks at night, by candle.’
‘I think two look better than one,’ Ross said. ‘Always have.’
… [Discussion about London noise and modern conveniences]...
Cautiously she eased herself out of bed, pulling at the sheet so that it came with her. Out of the corner of his eye he saw her and advanced on her with mischief in mind as part of her back and legs became exposed. She dodged quickly but one corner of the sheet held firm and tripped her. She went to the floor with a thump. He knelt beside her as she rolled herself defiantly into a cocoon, the sheet ripping as he did so. He caught her and held her, laughing.
‘No, Ross! Don’t!’
‘I’m m-married to a m-m-mummy,’ he said, laughing uncontrollably. ‘An Eg-egyptian mummy. They look—look like you, only they haven’t got so much h-h-hair!...’
She glared at him from among her mane. She was so tight-wrapped around that she could not even get a hand free to hit him. Her hair lay in a tangle about her face. Then she saw the funny side and began to laugh too. She laughed up at him with all her heart and soul. He lay on top of her and laughed and laughed. Their bodies shook the floor.
Presently it had to come to an end and they lay exhausted. He put up a weak hand to clear her hair away from her face. His tears were on her cheeks. Then he kissed her. Then the strength came back to his hands and he began to unwind her. At this point there was a knock on the door. Ross got up and opened it.
‘Please sir,’ it was one of the maids. ‘If you please, sir, Mrs. Parkins says to say breakfast be ready and waiting.’
‘Tell Mrs. Parkins,’ said Ross, ‘that we shall be down in an hour.’"
One of my VERY VERY FAVORITE Ross & Demelza scenes. I have it marked in my book and when I want/need a smile I re-read it. I wish that WG in the later books had written more of their sweet & silly times. Somehow from a few photographs and reading between the lines, I think he did include a great deal of his love for his wife Jean in the books...
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TANYA that is a lovely thought. Been such a long time since I have taken/done any writing other than bullet points, press releases or formal invitations, that I forgot "write what you know." Then WHY, WHY, WHY did WG take Ross's thoughts and bury them in his throat and stroke the undercurrents and bars to showing his love for Demelza???
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TANYA...You are correct, it is Ross...
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Book 2.Chapter 13.IV
"Partners in the new bank were listed as Baron de Dunstanville of Tehidy, Mr John Rogers, Mr H. Mackworth Praed, Mr Henry Stackhouse, Mr Harris Pascoe and Captain R. Poldark.
The final name had been added virtually at the last minute, but, since the suggestion came from Lord de Dunstanville, nobody disagreed. Even Ross, to whom it came as much of a surprise as anybody and who certainly had his doubts, did not voice them. As John Rogers said to Mr Stackhouse, who had not been at the very last meeting:
'Of course he'll bring no money. Nor never will. He's not the type to --accumulate. But it's a good name to have. And he's becoming a personality in the county. One never knows quite why this happens, eh? Not so much what a man does. More a matter of character.'"
TANYA...YES! good pick, I thought it was a wonderful summation from John Rogers.BTW Thank you so much for doing such intensive research and time capsules of the historical period we are in. I have to confess that my history lessons in school only included memorizing dates and nothing of an overview. With your guide it all makes sense!
THANK YOU!
I haven't even finished the book yet [gaaah spoilers above! Don't care ;)], but I just read the part when Whitworth dies and it's already a favourite part for me! Disgusting, evil, hypocritical man. Now I'm having to read all the fall-out with Drake, Morwenna and poor Rosina. Oh WG has such a way of getting at my emotions with his characters!
