The Prince And The Quakeress: (Georgian Series) - Plot & Excerpts
The King strode about his compartment, wig on one side, cheeks scarlet with rage.‘Hanover!’ he moaned. ‘Hanover in the hands of the French! And he calls himself a son of mine. Was ever a father so cursed by his children? I thank God the Queen has not lived to see this day.’Mr Pitt had called to see the King. Mr Pitt, the man who believed that England’s glory lay overseas. Here was a pretty state of affairs, a good beginning to Mr Pitt’s grand schemes. Hanover, the home of the Kings of England, the sacred spot, loved by this royal family as St James’s, Windsor, Hampton, Kensington had never been… and now it was in the hands of the French!‘Mr Pitt, sir, you find me low… very low.’‘Your Majesty is grieved by the loss of Hanover, I know.’‘It is the home of my fathers, Mr Pitt. I was brought up in Hanover. As you know, I have never let long periods of time pass without visiting it.’‘I know it well, Sire.’‘I was happier at Hanover, Sir, than anywhere else in this world.’‘Your Majesty’s subjects have been made aware of that fact.’‘And now it is lost… lost by that fool of a son of mine.
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