# Epigraph explained — The Last Post

> Chapter companion for The Last Post by Ford Madox Ford.

## What happens

The epigraph quotes a Border Ballad, evoking a sense of place and conflict, hinting at themes of intrusion and loss.

## Key lines

> Oh, Rokehope is a pleasant place If the fause thieves would let it be.

Rokehope is a lovely place, if only the deceitful thieves would leave it alone.

_The epigraph introduces a tone of pastoral beauty threatened by treachery._

## Links

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