Rumpole frequently refers to Hilda using two expressions--"She who must be obeyed," which is a quotation from H. Rider Haggard's She, and "Master of the blue horizon." Does anybody know what "Master of the blue horizon" refers to?
shareOkay, I do not recall Rumpole ever referring to Hilda by that phrase. However, I may have found the reference source. Here's a link: http://www.dennier.com/horizon/htm/menu.html
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Hi Fortwayner,
I do recall Rumple saying "Oh Master of the Blue Horizon but I do not know the reference. I will post it if I ever find it.
In Rumpole and the Quacks, Mortimer/Rumple writes "She Who Must Be Obeyed, whose title, as you will know, derives from the legendary and all-powerful Queen Cleopatra."