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He never seemed to think of staying. When he had broken my heart it seemed that I might as well make others happy. My father, Lady Drummond, my cousin; they have been so good to me always." "But you were engaged to your cousin, weren't you, when Godfrey left?" Little Mrs. Rooke's dark eyes looked black in her frightened face.
When George Fairburn returned from his interview with his commanding officer, it was as Cornet, not as Trooper Fairburn. It was by the Duke's own order, it appeared. That night the three friends, all with commissions in their pockets now, made merry in company. Sir George Rooke's desire had been speedily realized, and George had taken his first step upwards.
The lieutenant nodded a stolid assent. 'Will you have one, Nutter? cried Toole. 'No, said Nutter. 'And why not? says Toole. 'Why, I believe Tom Rooke's song in praise of oysters, answered Nutter, 'especially the verse "The youth will ne'er live to scratch a gray head, On a supper who goes of Welsh rabbit to bed."
Do you think I am going to let that a lie, a mistake stand between us? I am going to break off my engagement, even at the eleventh hour." The daughter of the Drummonds had found the courage of her race. She stared uncomprehendingly at the alarm in Mrs. Rooke's expression. "Don't do anything rash," the little woman said, in a frightened voice. "Supposing Godfrey did not come back. Supposing "
Several other islands were seen and named. One was called Sir George Rooke's Island, another Crown Island, and a third Sir Robert Riche's Island. On the 12th the sky looked very red, but soon after the sun was up there was a squall to windward, when on a sudden one of the men called out that he saw something astern.
Its surprise and capture by the sailors from Admiral Rooke's fleet, creditable as it was to its captors, who swarmed up the steep cliffs as they would have swarmed up the shrouds and yards of their own frigates, leaping from rock to rock with fearless activity, was equally discreditable to its defenders, who either did not appreciate the worth of their charge or else had not the courage to hold it as such a trust should have been held.
The duke of Ormond, at his return from the expedition, complained openly of Rooke's conduct, and seemed determined to subject him to a public accusation; but that officer was such a favourite among the commons, that the court was afraid to disoblige them by an impeachment, and took great pains to mitigate the duke's resentment.
Private. Wimple, Sept. 27th, 1751. My Dear Lord, I have reserved for this private letter a few words relating to Dr. Rooke's affair.... But before I enter into that, permit me to make an observation upon the extraordinary method, which was taken to apprehend Lieut. Cranstoun.
"I think," he said at last, "that I'm satisfied with it as it is. . . . It will look very well in the gallery at Trenby." Rooke's eyes narrowed suddenly. "The portrait isn't for sale," he observed. "Of course not to anyone other than myself," replied Roger composedly. "Not even to you, I'm afraid," answered Rooke. "I painted it for the great pleasure it gave me and not from any mercenary motive."
It appeared, in the course of this inquiry, that the miscarriage of Rooke's fleet was in a great measure owing to the misconduct of the admirals, and the neglect of the victualling-office; but they were screened by a majority. Mr. Harley, one of the commissioners for taking and stating the public accounts, delivered a report, which contained a charge of peculation against lord Falkland.
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