Sweet Lass of Richmond Hill: (Georgian Series)
“For so long now she had dreamed of going home and now that the time had come she felt this reluctance to go – but her only real regret was leaving the Queen.‘Your Majesty has been so good to me,’ whispered Haggerdorn. ‘That is why I am sad to go.’‘Twenty-five years is a long time,’ said the Queen.‘Ah, Madam, I shall never forget the day we left. And that dreadful sea journey when Your Majesty set such an example to us all by playing the harpsichord when we were all so sick.’‘I happened to be a ...good sailor, Haggerdorn; and I expect I was a little defiant. It is a terrible anxiety to come to a country one has never seen … to a husband who is a stranger …’‘Ah, Your Majesty, I know it. In my small way I too suffered. But Your Majesty has been a blessing to His Majesty and the English people. You have given them so many sons and daughters.’‘Too many, perhaps, Haggerdorn. We have had our troubles. But cheer up. You will soon be in Mecklenburg. Think of that. You will see my family, my old friends.MoreLess
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