The Music Lesson by Katharine Weber

Author:Katharine Weber [Weber, Katharine]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780307718075
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Published: 2011-01-04T04:00:00+00:00

The language of horses is metaphorical for most people, but it happens to be one I know because Paddy used to take me to the races a lot when I was a kid and talk to me about handicapping.

What looks promising, sweetheart? he would ask. I picked them based on the names, usually, just names I liked. Paddy played wild hunches based on numbers. There were six birds on the fence, which had six strands of wire—so, the number six horse in the sixth. He won, sometimes.

Paddy would walk me to the window, teach me how to place a two-dollar bet, to which he would stake me. Nosey Mike to show at ten to one. Miss Berry Time to win at six to one. My first savings account was started with my winnings when I was about eight. I still sometimes like to take a peek at the Racing Form, just for the names.

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