Blind Faith by Susan Payne

Author:Susan Payne [Payne, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: regency;nurse;war;Duke;veterinarian
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press, Inc.
Published: 2020-09-20T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

Cassie helped with a little of the daily grooming, trimming beards and mustaches, but shied away from actually trying to shave any of them, including Christopher who had always been clean shaven. Several valets were hired to attend to the men since Cassie brought up the issue to Lord Hedley. The men’s uniforms were appearing much better, also.

“Well, I feel unworthy to be amongst such handsome and debonair gentlemen. Major, you are most splendid in your uniform this morning. Are you planning on going somewhere?” Cassie flirted easily with the officer who had lost both a kneecap and his sight to the war.

In some of their late-night walks in the garden, he divulged there had been a woman he had planned on asking for, but with his injuries had given up on ever marrying. Cassie was trying to show him any woman who loved a man would rather have the man home and with her in any shape than to live without him. It was an ongoing battle of wills. But Cassie knew what she would want if their places were changed, and she was making plans to force the Major to see what life could be if he would only believe in love.

“I rode across the river and then on into town. I seem to have my seat back so to speak. It felt…invigorating,” he told her.

“That sounds splendid. Perhaps we should make a party of it sometime. What say you?” she asked the group of men surrounding her. There were some assents as to wanting to ride, to feel the freedom of going further than their own two feet could take them even if they couldn’t see those places.

Sometimes, when one was blind it was so easy to forget that others were near, and this was Cassie’s way of reminding them they were not alone. To remind the Major of the others in case he was going to get personal as they often did alone in the rose garden. She knew it would cause him embarrassment if the others learned of his fears and worries.

Cassie knew the Major had a yearning so strong to ride again it was an intense pain. His horse made it through the many battles without an injury and Cassie and the Major spoke about the miracle of that, long into the night. This was a momentous occasion and Cassie took pride in the Major’s accomplishment as well.

“I am afraid I do not have a riding habit or I might be tempted to ride out with you some morning. Perhaps I should send for it. Then there would be no excuse since I have seen side saddles in the stable when we visit.”

The major made a bow and said chivalrously, “I await your accompaniment, Miss Woods.”

Their night walks were what kept him sane he had told her, having difficulty sleeping at night because it is what everyone else, all normal people, did. Instead, he found Cassie available to take long strolls with him, sometimes visiting Triumph, sometimes walking the driveway to the gate and back.

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