I was bending over him as minutes later Jock and the lads with cart and stretcher arrived. As I had feared, just one look, and I knew he was dead. His head at a queer angle told a grim tale. He had been thrown and his neck was broken.As the lads gathered him up, Jock, shaking his head sadly, looked at my face. I was shocked and sad. It seemed such a waste of a young life. Jock said: ‘Dinna ye grieve, miss. He didna suffer. Not with that neck. Died immediately.’Perhaps he was trying to spare my feelings and I didn’t contradict him by saying that he had still been alive when the lady who found him gave the alarm.One of the lads had sent for Vince and he was already at the stables by the time our sad procession with Bobby’s body got there.My presence wasn’t needed and in the cottage Mabel was sitting by the window. She had made a pot of tea and asked anxiously, ‘Is he all right?’ I shook my head. There was no need for any further explanation. She sighed deeply. ‘You were too late to save him.
What do You think about The Balmoral Incident (2014)?
