The Belligerent Miss Boynton AND The Lurid Lady Lockport (Two Companion Full-Length Regency Novels) - Plot & Excerpts
Gilly, weighing the plus of having one of her husband's prime horses under her against the minus of being forced into that same husband's company, decided to take him up on it. Kevin chose to dispense with the services of the small, bandy-legged Willie, who usually companioned him whenever he rode out. As they cantered away from the stables, he asked Gilly: "How long has Willie been at The Hall? He doesn't seem the sort to take to such dull country life." "He was originally a jockey," was all Gilly offered in answer, but it was enough for Kevin to understand at least a bit of the groom's idiosyncrasies; the skin-tight breeches that looked so laughable on Willie's bowed legs, the old jockey coat—once green, Kevin thought—and the ridiculously long, yellow neck scarf the groom affected. After a moment's reflection, during which Gilly considered whether Kevin could be entertaining thoughts of turning the groom off, she decided to unbend enough to explain a bit of Willie's history. "Willie was once a fine jockey," she said of the short, skinny, mahogany-faced man.
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