Mistress of Mellyn by Victoria Holt

Author:Victoria Holt [Holt, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Romance, General, Family Secrets, Widowers, Governesses
ISBN: 9780312384159
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 1960-01-02T05:00:00+00:00

” I see.”

” Miss Leigh, you would like to possess a horse like that?”

” Who wouldn’t?”

” Suppose I asked Connan if it could be taken into his stables and kept there for you to ride. How would that be?”

I replied emphatically: ” It is most kind of you, Miss Nansellock, and I do appreciate your desire and that of your brother to please me. But I do not wish for any special favours here. Mr. TreMellyn has a full and adequate stable for the needs of us all. I should be very much against asking for special favours for myself.”

” I see,” she said, ” that you are very determined and very proud.”

She leaned forward and touched my hand in a very friendly manner.

There was a faint mist of tears in her eyes. She was touched by my position, and understood how desperately I clung to my pride because it was my only possession.

I thought her kind and considerate, and I could understand why Alice had made a friend of her. I felt that I too could easily become her friend, for she had never made me in the least conscious of my social position in the house.

One day, I thought, I’ll tell her what I’ve discovered about Alice.

But not yet. I was, as her brother had said, as spiky as a hedgehog. I did not think for a moment that I should be rebuffed by Celestine Nansellock, but Just at this time I was not going to run any risk.

Alvean joined us, and Celestine complimented her on her riding. Then we went back to the house, and tea, over which I presided, was served in the punch room.

I thought what a happy afternoon that was.

Connan TreMellyn came back the day before the show. I was glad he had not returned before, because I was afraid that Alvean might betray her excitement.

I was entered for one of the early events in which points were scored, particularly for jumping. It was what they called a mixed event which meant that men and women competed together.

Tapperty, who knew I was going to enter, wouldn’t hear of my riding on Dion.

” Why, Miss,” he said, the day before the show, ” if you’d have took Jacinth when she was offered you, you would have got first prize. That mare be a winner and so would you be, Miss, on her back. Old Dion, he’s a good fellow, but he ain’t no prize winner. How’d you say to taking Royal Rover?”

” What if Mr. TreMellyn objected?”

Tapperty winked.

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