“If you are going to gossip, may I point out that the horses are waiting and finding it very hot in the sunshine.”
“And nothing can be more important than that the horses should not be incommoded,” the Countess murmured mockingly.
The two footmen lifted her chair again and carried it outside to where the carriage was waiting.
Then the Earl and Eddie lifted her very gently onto the back seat of the carriage, which was made comfortable with a large number of extra cushions. There was also a rest for her legs before they were covered with a rug.
Cledra climbed in beside her, then the coachman whipped up the horses and they started slowly down the drive.
Once they were in the Park, the Earl and Eddie rode like outriders on either side of the carriage.
Only the Earl was aware that both th
