A Clandestine Courtship (1999)
“It had taken some fancy talking to get him this far, and he suspected that the groom had agreed only to avoid assaulting a lord where they might be seen.
He felt like he was batting away fog. No one would talk to him until they learned to trust him, but no one would trust him while he was looking for John’s killer.
“You’ve got some nerve, Master James,” growled Turnby the moment the door was shut.
The address left him feeling ten years old again. Turnby had chastised him in this same tone for r...iding his father’s prized stallion without permission. Of course, the groom had later admitted pride in his horsemanship, for he had stayed on the animal and ultimately controlled him.
“What am I supposed to have done to you?” he demanded wearily. “I did not replace the staff.”
“I know that.” His face hardened. “And truth to tell, I’d not have worked for John anyway. He never understood horses and mistreated every animal he rode. But you often vowed to take me on when you set up your own stables, yet you didn’t even give me the courtesy of an explanation when you left me behind.MoreLess
He felt like he was batting away fog. No one would talk to him until they learned to trust him, but no one would trust him while he was looking for John’s killer.
“You’ve got some nerve, Master James,” growled Turnby the moment the door was shut.
The address left him feeling ten years old again. Turnby had chastised him in this same tone for r...iding his father’s prized stallion without permission. Of course, the groom had later admitted pride in his horsemanship, for he had stayed on the animal and ultimately controlled him.
“What am I supposed to have done to you?” he demanded wearily. “I did not replace the staff.”
“I know that.” His face hardened. “And truth to tell, I’d not have worked for John anyway. He never understood horses and mistreated every animal he rode. But you often vowed to take me on when you set up your own stables, yet you didn’t even give me the courtesy of an explanation when you left me behind.MoreLess
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