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Mrs. Martha Fletcher
Roslin is a young person of about 15 years old, who accompanies Sir Philip Gardiner and is supposedly his page. At first, everyone thinks Roslin is a remarkably handsome boy, but she is actually a young woman, Rosa, in disguise. Rosa was abandoned as a child and abused by her guardian; she fell in love with Sir Philip and cannot bear to leave him, even though he mistreats her. Roslin warns Hope Leslie not to trust Sir Philip even though she hates Hope, seeing her as a potential rival. At the end of the novel, Rosa blows up Chaddock’s ship, killing Sir Philip and herself.
Roslin / Rosa Quotes in Hope Leslie
The Hope Leslie quotes below are all either spoken by Roslin / Rosa or refer to Roslin / Rosa. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Volume 2, Chapter 12
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Rosa did not set down the lamp, but moved forward one or two steps with it in her hand, and then paused. She seemed revolving some dreadful purpose in her mind. […]
"Why do you not obey me? Miss Leslie is suffocating—set down the lamp, I say, and call assistance. Damnation!" he screamed, "what means the girl?" as Rosa made one desperate leap forward, and shrieking, "it cannot be worse for any of us!" threw the lamp into the barrel.
The explosion was instantaneous—the hapless, pitiable girl—her guilty destroyer—his victim—the crew—the vessel, rent to fragments, were hurled into the air, and soon engulfed in the waves.
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Roslin / Rosa Quotes in Hope Leslie
The Hope Leslie quotes below are all either spoken by Roslin / Rosa or refer to Roslin / Rosa. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Volume 2, Chapter 12
Quotes
Rosa did not set down the lamp, but moved forward one or two steps with it in her hand, and then paused. She seemed revolving some dreadful purpose in her mind. […]
"Why do you not obey me? Miss Leslie is suffocating—set down the lamp, I say, and call assistance. Damnation!" he screamed, "what means the girl?" as Rosa made one desperate leap forward, and shrieking, "it cannot be worse for any of us!" threw the lamp into the barrel.
The explosion was instantaneous—the hapless, pitiable girl—her guilty destroyer—his victim—the crew—the vessel, rent to fragments, were hurled into the air, and soon engulfed in the waves.
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