It was larger than she expected and the jumps were higher, but she knew that she could manage them if she had the chance.
The Marquis was once again paying a lot of attention to Lady Brooke, but now Lord Charles was with them and, although he rode well, as a sailor he was not in the same category as the Marquis or indeed Gerry.
Carmella had only to look at her brother to see he was in his element and had forgotten for the moment his worry over money or the necklace.
He was thinking only of the horse he was riding, which gave him the same pleasure as she had felt this morning, when she was on Flycatcher.
Because he was so excited, he forgot that he should be in attendance on Carmella. He was in fact chatting animatedly to several men and was surprised when Lady Sybil rode up and began t
