He was born into a family who prized wealth and craved status but had a lower class background. I've always wondered whether Clowance also was embarrassed by Ross' behavior because it was happening in front of Edward's family. Undergraduate. I just wonder... if Demelza hadn't been around, would she and Ross have got it together? But they don't. Demelza was working like a dog to make sure everything was perfect, and the father of the bride was flirting with one guest, Harriet, rather than putting as much energy into being the genial host to all the guests. I love that scene at the races when Ross realises who is bidding against him for the horse Bargrave and leads George on to pay far more than the horse is worth.I think Harriet had a portion of Lady Constance Bodrugan, as well as the other characters.I loved this character - what a woman! George ignored Ross until he asked him to consider investing in Geoffrey Charles' education again because it's what Elizabeth would want. Later, in Bella Poldark, there is another party - Ross is seated beside Harriet at dinner, and they definitely flirt - he tells her she has beautiful eyes, and later dances with her again, kissing her before the valse a deux temps and enjoyiing having "an exciting woman in his arms." George moved into Trenwith and changed the management of the estate, such as forcibly stopping the villagers from walking through the land, which led to a short riot. But whereas with Elizabeth he got a compliant doll, with Harriet he got a spitfire who put him very firmly in his place. When George first met her, Ross was in Portugal and even when he heard about George's thoughts of re-marrying, he had no idea who Harriet was.
My favorite exchange between the two comes after she so cleverly makes George honor his hotly contested bid and buy Bargrave at auction. So lovely to see George not knowing how to answer her or how to get the better of her. Ursula Warleggan (b. What if they'd married? Now THAT would have been quite a story!I love Harriet too. She is such a refreshing spitfire. How ironic that George Warleggan would marry her hoping to impress her and her family with his great wads of cash, only to find that she didn't care one whit for his money. W.G.Let me add my kudos and say I love Harriet too! But whereas with Elizabeth he got a compliant doll, with Harriet he got a spitfire who put him very firmly in his place. His sorrow for losing her caused him to see hallucinations of Elizabeth, believing that she was there in front of him and he could talk to her. However, as he got older he realised that their values were not his. Then when he goes over to Prideux Place after John Trevenion flees the country they stand on the terrace, and he puts his arm around - stepping apart when the footman come out.Demelza clearly thinks he has a taking for her, though she doesn't seem to mind - when Clowance apologises for inviting her to her wedding, Demelza says that sometimes he "takes a fancy for a pretty young woman who has his own kind of arrogance.I think Demelza is right - there's a certain attraction there, but never enough to ignite a flame. Years after Elizabeth Warleggan died, George remarries out of convenience. He desperately wanted to marry her - for many of the same reasons he wanted to marry Elizabeth, including the suspicion that Ross might be interested. I loved that she seems to be George's come-uppance.
Dwight and Caroline overcame polar-opposite opinions on the subject, but Caroline never got in deep enough to keep a pack of foxhounds. His second wife is Lady Harriet Warleggan, a high society widow. (Yes, Edward and his brother had known Ross for years, but they knew him in a work context, not a social one. Lady Harriet talked to George in a way that if done by Elizabeth, would … George explained that Ross' inability to let Elizabeth go, and his own suspicions about Valentine had hounded her into an early grave. Ross then gave up on the mine, selling half of his shares because he was unhappy with George's involvement. He was happy when Elizabeth announced her pregnancy, but was unaware that the child's true father might be Ross.
I suspect she worried that her in-laws would get the wrong idea about her father, thinking he treated her mother as the servant she once was. Nicholas and Cary became bankers, and Nicholas founded Warleggan Bank. He had at least one uncle, Cary Warleggan.
He desperately wanted to marry her - for many of the same reasons he wanted to marry Elizabeth, including the suspicion that Ross might be interested. George was deeply grieving Elizabeth and missed her company and warm presence. George then had Ross arrested. George continued to do well for himself, becoming a magistrate and opening his own bank. He had at least one uncle, George became a successful banker when he left school to work for Warleggan Bank, but his wealth would only get him so far. He was delighted at the early birth of his son and heir, As he continued to change things at Trenwith, he continued to treat Agatha in a cruel manner which was noticed by Ross.
George rode to hounds because it was expected, but I doubt he ever felt sympathy for the fox, as Ross and Demelza did. When George started to get closer to Elizabeth, he and Agatha would often argue and he treated her in a cruel manner. Having created a high status for himself in the financial business, George was disappointed when Ross came home from the George and Cary later bankrupted Lord Bassett by calling in the debts he owned their bank, and caused him to kill himself. Ralph asked to who they are talking to.Cary covered it up by stopping George signing their investment, telling Ralph he to confer and gain confidence. Without George to object, she probably would have assembled quite a menagerie at Cardew.
His grandfather was a mere blacksmith in St. Day.