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Eyre in gratitude called the place Rossiter Bay, but it seems to have been prophetically christened previously by the ubiquitous Flinders, under the name of Lucky Bay.
He must steep himself in the geography of South Africa Why not get Rossiter to propose him as a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society? That would be a lark because they wouldn't admit women as members: they had refused Honoria Fraser. David must read up somewhere the history of the South African War as far as it went.
Charwomen were got in, and spring cleanings on a gigantic scale took place, so that when Rossiter did return he thought it had never looked so nice, or his Linda been so cheery and companionable. But before this happy confirmation of her wisdom in engaging Nance Adams as maid and factotum, Mrs. Rossiter had several waves of doubt and distress to breast. There was the Suffrage question.
Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began. In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren "a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."
"We'll wait," she answered, but her smile and the sparkle in her eyes showed what she thought. What a brick she was! He turned round back to Miss Rossiter. "My first book," he said laughing. "Of course we're excited " And then he was out of the room in a moment with Robin clutching his hair. He did not want to look at her again ... he had so wonderful a picture!
"She is probably one of those mannish girls who believe in a skirt and a few waists for a wardrobe." When Rob and the newcomer returned, he seemed to be monopolizing the conversation in a very emphatic and earnest manner. As they came up the steps to the veranda, we heard her say: "Very well, Mr. Rossiter, I will do just as you say. I have perfect confidence in your judgment."
Rossiter advised me to speak to Miss Jacobi; he seems to think she is more amenable to reason than her brother, and probably he is right." But to Malcolm's surprise Dinah's mild eyes began to flush angrily. "I have a worse opinion of her than I have of her brother," she said hurriedly; "she is a wicked woman she let men make love to her when she knew her husband was alive!
Rossiter's standpoint he looked back upon his life and found it all one ignoble, selfish muddle. Dear Clare! so eager to be happy and he had made her miserable. "Will she forgive me?" "Dear Clare," said Mrs. Rossiter, rising brightly and with a general air of benevolence towards all the sinners in existence, "is the most forgiving creature in the world."
He could see those rocks like sharp black teeth, stretching up to him a grey sky was above his head and to his right stretched the grey and undulating moor. Round the bend of the road, beyond the point that he could see, he thought that Clare Rossiter was waiting for him. He must get there before it struck eleven or something terrible would happen to him.
"I was in America a bit and there are few things I haven't worked at in my time always waiting for 'er to come and she will come some time it's only patience that's wanted." "Have you ever heard from her?" "There was a line once just a line she's all right." His great body seemed to glow with confidence. Peter would like then to have spoken about Clare Rossiter.
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