True Love

Francis is in Need

Elizabeth was furious that the street urchin should be enjoying all that money, while she suffered from the Trenwith Poldark's. She went to Francis telling him that something must be done. She heard about the huge Copper load they had found at Gambier; She went into the parlor where Charles and Francis sat. You were fools to sell Gambier to Ross and Joshua. Now they are reaping the rewards from all these years of hard work. Charles said, "it would have gone to the Warleggan's, we would not have seen anything from it then either. Charles knew that they had no other choice. If this slip of a girl was presumptuous to think she knew then he, she would have to be dealt with. He started to leave the room, he turned to Francis telling him. To take control of her or send her over to Ross to help him deal with her.

Ross and Demelza got out of the tub. Ross helped her dry herself and then took care of himself. He didn't even try to persuade her to have relations because he was unsure of where they stood. He decided that if she needed to break ties with Elizabeth, he would appease his wife. Although he knew he could never truly sever all ties that bound them together. She was his first love and they had been in love ever since he remembered. How he was supposed to turn his back on Elizabeth he did not know. Ross, why do you lie to me. I know you will never truly give her up. He wrapped Demelza up in his arms and said, "my love, I will give up all connections to Elizabeth if that is what it will take to make you happy." Demelza looked sideways at him, "will that make you happy Ross?" Ross said, "I have known her for most of my life. We met when we were six years old. We have a long history together. So, it would make me sad if I would lose that connection, but I will do it for you." Demelza nodded her head and then said, "for how long would you be willing to do that? You have to want to close the friendship if is not enough to say the words. Without conviction then the words mean nothing." She finished putting her clothing on a left the water chamber.

Demelza went down to help Melza and Maggy there was cleaning, laundry, and numerous household chores. Melza told Demelza to break her fast.'' "Demelza," Melza said, "he is just a man nothing more and nothing less. He has free will, if he chooses you then that be that, although if he chooses the other, God helps him." Demelza smiled, "thank you, Grandmother." Ross came in a few minutes later, he asked Demelza if she was eating, and she turned her back and went out the door. It was a few minutes later that Drake and Willie came in. Willie said, "I don't know who upset sister, but I would watch out for teas that make you sick." Drake and Willie knew who had upset her they had seen enough yesterday to know Ross made a major mistake; they also knew he knew what their sister had done to their father the time he beat their mother badly. Demelza came into the boys snickering, did you two wash your hands, she asked?" Once they nodded Demelza served them. She put some of the eggs and sausage on Ross's plate. He said, "Demelza sit and eat with us." She shrugged and said, "I am not hungry.

Maggy seeing her niece so upset told her sister Melza, "I think I have an idea how to get Ross to see how being intent on carrying on for an old flame may cost him his love." Melza raised an eyebrow. You know that our heritage gives us uncanny beauty, what if we get one of our men to pay attention to Demelza. We can have the man say he always admired her from afar but never had the nerve to act upon it, but he heard that Demelza's husband was intent on keeping up with one of his old loves, so he was coming to save Demelza the heartbreak. Melza said, "we can't let on to anyone, not even Demelza, but if we chose wisely it may work."

Francis and Elizabeth were coming to Nampara, Elizabeth had her veil pulled over her face as she has had much of the time no days. Of course, by the time they arrived they were soaked. Francis said I wish I knew what it was about you that causes these downpours. Elizabeth said, "me, why me, it could also be from you." Francis chuckled, "it could but it does not pour on me every time I go out. Elizabeth shrugged, "I don't know why that happen." Francis said maybe that back art you are mystifying in had backfired." Elizabeth ground out It is not black magic." Francis knocked on the door. On the other side, Melza told Demelza to take them into the parlor and wait with them. Melza went for Ross and Joshua. Ross and Joshua were speaking to Drake and Willie when she got to the kitchen. She told them the Mistress was in the parlor, with a company that came to see the two Masters. Ross asked who and was told it was Francis and Elizabeth. Joshua raised an eyebrow and pushed back from the table he didn't want to leave Demelza in their presence any more than necessary. Ross followed suit, but Melza stopped him. "Hurt my granddaughter and the curse on Elizabeth will look like child's play.