Monthly Archives: November 2022

News about the retreat and evacuation of Toulon spread to Gibraltar from the smallest and fastest ships before the larger ships, heavily laden with passengers, arrived. The various wives and other loved ones of the soldiers gathered information about when … Continue reading →

At some point it became obvious that the siege was not going well. Before it was talked about, one could feel the volume of shells increasing, the activity of the defenders slackening, the repairs failing to keep up with the … Continue reading →

For Clarissa, the trip to Hull was a bit of a blur. She changed horses at Market Weighton, which gave her just enough time to send her father a message about where she was going before going off again to … Continue reading →

The uncertain pace of letters and her own worries led Clarissa to become very concerned about how Roland was doing, and so she went to Lord Lipton to talk. One evening, after supper was finished, she asked to speak to … Continue reading →

After some time to prepare in Gibraltar, it was time for Roland and his regiment to move to Toulon. It is not my purpose here to describe the famous beauties of that well-known city in the south of France, or … Continue reading →

In his first letter to Clarissa after arriving at Gibraltar, where much of his regiment was posted, he called it one of the most un-English cities to be a part of England, and the more he spent time there, the … Continue reading →

It was afternoon when Clarissa and Roland, accompanied by a trusted servant to keep watch on them and ensure that nothing untoward happened, rode around Lord Lipton’s estate. “Does this estate remind you at all of where you grew up?” … Continue reading →

When Lord Lipton and his party returned home, Roland asked Lord Lipton if he wanted to talk in his library now, and Lord Lipton agreed. Lord Lipton replied, surprising Roland by asking if he wanted Clarissa there or not, and … Continue reading →