Poldark VIII

George is furious when he learns of Valentine's marriage. Clowance marries Stephen Carrington, but she has doubts about his character at times. They move to Penryn where he begins a small shipping business. Jeremy tries to court Cuby but she is reluctant to marry him and he decides to join the army though he is not a militaristic young man. He keeps up his interest in engineering. He persuades Cuby to elope with him and they marry and he returns to his army posting. However, when Napoleon escapes from Elba, Jeremy is killed at Waterloo. Ross and Demelza are devastated, but slowly recover, and Cuby has a daughter, Noelle. Around the same time, Harriet, George's upper class wife, has twin daughters. George is shaken up as he knows he has little chance of having another son who will be more reliable than Valentine. Clowance finds that Stephen has kept secrets from her... that he was married and had a son as a young lad, and that his wife only died recently so its dubious if their marriage is legal. George learns that it is possible that Jeremy, Stephen and another local man, Paul Kellow, stole some money and valuables from his bank. He wants to take Stephen to court, but Harriet dissuades him. Stephen and Clowance have been friendly with Harriet, and one day, he engages in a riding contest with her and he is killed in a fall from his horse.