They had been awake and dressed for some time but lingered in their room. Neither wished to go downstairs and begin another day punctuated by Miss Wentworth’s incessant giggles, so they had simply stayed put. They busied themselves dusting the furniture and straightening dresser drawers. Now Soph...
The animal was so well trained just a slight tug on the reins or a quick squeeze from his rider’s thighs brought a response. It was good that Huge and the horse fit like hand and glove, because the man paid substantially less attention to the journey between London and Essex than the steed did. T...