The Reckoning Quotes

“The mills have not been doing well lately, have they?’ ‘No, not since the end of the war. Armies use up a great many cotton goods, you see, and we in England were supplying not only our own army but those of our allies as well.’ He gave her a small, quirky smile. ‘You may not believe it, ma’am, but at one time we were supplying Boney’s army too!”
― Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, The Reckoning

“Wealth seems to ebb and flow about the world like the tides, but the how and the why are beyond knowing.”
― Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, The Reckoning

“The old ways, the old traditions are going by the board – young people have no respect for their elders any more –”
― Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, The Reckoning

“Captain Haworth had lately been raised to flag rank, and Africa’s letter came from Jamestown in St Helena, where he had been appointed port admiral and station commander, taking over from Admiral Cockburn. St Helena was a small, rocky island in the middle of the South Atlantic, a regular port-of-call on the Cape route, where ships took on water and fresh fruit and vegetables. Fifty or more naval and merchant ships might be expected to be at anchor in Jamestown at any one time; and there was also a small permanent squadron of naval vessels guarding the island – which was the real reason for the presence of a young and resourceful admiral. For it was on St Helena that Bonaparte was imprisoned.”
― Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, The Reckoning

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― Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, The Reckoning