Poldark Saga - Winston Graham discussion

What are your favorites in book 12? We should assume this entire discussion will contain spoilers for this book and those prior!

Book 4.Chapter 6

Lord Edward Fitzmaurice is visiting Clowance at Nampara. They are all bathing in the sea, wearing sufficiently modest bathing clothes for the time period. The couple is separated a bit from the rest of the family and out in deeper water (still in view, but they can talk privately).

"Clowance laughed until she swallowed some sea water and choked. Edward tried to pat her on the back, and in the course of it they were semi-naked in each other's arms. By weaving their legs gently about they were able to keep afloat.
'I never--want to leave--Cornwall,' he said. 'You've introduced me to Heaven.'
'It isn't--always--like this,' she gasped. 'Often it rains for ever. And usually it blows for ever.'
'I can endure that,' he said, 'if I can--have you for ever.'
'Well...I promised, didn't I?'
'Rash woman. There's no way out for you now.'
'I know,' she said. 'You'll get tired of me--and then reflect, well at least the weather was nice.'
'Can we try?'
'What?'
'Marriage.'
She felt his body stirring against hers. 'I'm considering it.'
'To have and to hold, to love and to cherish?'
'I'm out of my depth,' she said. 'If I don't say yes you might push me under.'
'I'm out of my depth too,' he said.

Yes, I really liked this too. I was so glad that Clowance was happy again.

Elisa wrote: "Yes, I really liked this too. I was so glad that Clowance was happy again."
And I was really pulling for Edward when she was making her choice. Although the feminist in me wondered why she had to give up her shipping company!

At the very end of the book:

"As she climbed in, the door was shut behind her and she offered her cupped hands to her parents with one of her billiant all-embracing smiles that seemed to encompass the whole world.
'Cornish earth!' she said. 'Smell it! It's quite different! We're home!'"

I just love all of Fitzmaurice in this novel! When he gets her letter and is running around his house! The only person he can tell is his grandmother. I was happy crying when was I listening to it. I am so so so happy he didn't give up on her! How he still loved her and was willing to say so again. and that she wasn't too jaded by Stephen to give Edward another chance! Happy tears!

Another for team Edward! I liked Philip once I got to know him too. I liked Lady Harriet too. She doesn't let George walk over her. She doesn't have to hold him in awe because of his wealth because her birth is so much higher. I like how she tells it like it is. Elizabeth's coyness always annoyed me.