The various reports demanded by the paper-hungry administration in Sydney had been laid aside during the major’s expedition, and now needed to be dealt with. So the major dictated and Monsarrat wrote. The major also asked him to inform Mr Spring and Dr Gonville that the audits requested by Captain Diamond were no longer required. Several times, Monsarrat had to drag his gaze back to the page. It kept drifting towards the door. He had heard no scuffle, no commotion, nor did he really expect one – he did not think Mrs Mulrooney would be the type to resist arrest, nor did he think most of the soldiers were of a disposition to treat an ageing woman roughly. But he couldn’t help wondering whether she still stood behind the walls of the kitchen, or whether she was now behind the far thicker walls of the gaol. By the end of the day, Monsarrat thought, Well, the deed must be done by now. He went into the major’s office – knocking politely this time, and waiting to be asked to come in.
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