CHAPTER FIVEThey drove for quite some way with Melva giving instructions.
The Earl thought nothing could be more beautiful than the rolling countryside they were passing through.
Occasionally he could see the remains of a castle or a few cottages clustered together.
Otherwise it seemed like an empty world with only Melva and his horses in it.
When they had driven for about two miles, Melva told him to stop.
It was a convenient place where there were trees to give shelter to the horses.
They were on a road that seemed to go nowhere, winding between the brilliant flowering fields.
“Now we will have to walk,” Melva said, “and I am longing to see how good you are at it.”
“I expect that I shall do better than you,” the Earl replied. “Actually when I am at home I walk a great deal.”
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