Riding back to the country early the next morning the Earl felt that he was escaping from something that definitely troubled him.
At the same time he was upset.
He had known when Lady Caroline dined with him last night that she had asked herself for a special purpose and was not likely to be diverted from it.
Equally the Earl had told himself that he was not going to be pressurised into upsetting his plans or spoiling what he considered to be the perfection of them.
Ever since he had been a boy the Earl had sought perfection in everything he did.
The reason why he was such a good rider was that he not only had a natural ability to ride a horse, but also because he studied the science of it, the animals he controlled, and was always prepared to consider new ideas wherever he found them
