The Black Moon — Winston Graham

Cornwall in the 1790's and the enduring rivalry between Ross Poldark and George Warleggan finds a new focus - in the hopeless love of Drake Came and Morwenna Chynoweth.

"I do not think the feeling between the two houses is of the best," said Morwenna. "I cannot bring Geoffrey Charles to Nampara. Indeed, I am not sure whether his mother would approve of his walking on this beach." "Don't tell her, please:' "Why not?"

"Then I should never-we shouldn't - it is the best beach around Morwenna looked at him with her dark serious eyes. It was a pity that in a man of her own class all he had said could be considered gracious and polite, whereas from such as him it could only be an impertinence...