In the novel Taken at the Flood, David Hunter is the brother of Rosaleen. He was a daring commando in the war and a gambler in life.
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After the death of his sister he persuaded Gordon Cloade's housemaid Eileen to pose as Rosaleen, since none of Gordon's relatives had ever met her.
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