The box marked simply “Titanic”, which has just been returned to a very surprised Sir Andrew Duff Gordon, Cosmo’s great-nephew, is a time capsule of enthralling witness. “I had absolutely no idea of its existence,” says Sir Andrew. “I am elated that these papers have come to light. I never doubted my great-uncle, who was a most upright and self-effacing person, and his account of that night shows beyond doubt that he acted honourably. But mud sticks and he never really recovered from the allegations made against him. He was deeply upset, and quite reclusive for the rest of his life.”
Up pops another fascinating piece of history. We may think history is about great events, battles, treaties etc but to me it has always been about people and this proves it once again.
I have often posed the question What would I do if in a situation like this? One hopes to behave with bravery and commonsense but we never know. Do read
