Seek the Stars by Barbara Cartland

Author:Barbara Cartland
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781788672290
Publisher: Barbara Cartland Ebooks Ltd
Published: 2019-08-23T16:00:00+00:00

chapter five

The Earl awoke early and felt in need of some exercise.

He thought that only on horseback would he be able to shake off the depression that he had been suffering from for the last two days.

He went to the stables himself, selected one of his superb stallions and five minutes later he was riding towards Rotten Row.

He was mounted on the stallion that he had bought only a week before at Tattersalls salerooms before the bidding started for a large amount of sovereigns that he did not want to disclose to his friends and family.

He was feeling pleased to find that the stallion was very obstreperous and looking for a challenge.

It reared and bucked to show its independence and it took the Earl quite some time to get it under control.

There was nothing he enjoyed more than the age-old battle between man and beast and, when finally the stallion settled down to a steady trot, he recognised that he was the victor.

It was far too early in the morning for there to be any of the beautiful women who drove in their carriages down Rotten Row.

They invariably waved to him, expecting him to stop and talk to them so that they could flirt with him.

He was hoping, however, that he might see Sadira.

He knew that she rode early, but today there was no sign of her in Hyde Park.

He was thinking again about how tactful and charming she had been yesterday with all his relatives and in consequence he was not feeling as apprehensive about the future as he had been.

When he arrived back at Kensall House after his most satisfactory ride, he would have gone straight into the breakfast room.

Before he could do so, however, he was informed by the butler that there was a letter for him from Langbourne House.

This information swept the smile from the Earl’s face and there was a distinct frown between his eyes as he walked over to the sideboard to choose what he would eat for his breakfast.

He was feeling certain that the letter in question came from the Marchioness.

He thought that it was both indiscreet and very tiresome that she should write to him at the moment.

He had already received one passionate letter, which he had read through quickly before he threw it into the fire.

This second one would undoubtedly say very much the same and so it would share the same fate.

‘It is always the same,’ he told himself angrily, ‘a woman will never give up and wants a brief affaire de coeur to last forever.’

It was dangerous for her to write anything that the Marquis might see and also very stupid as well.

The knowledge of what was waiting for him spoilt his breakfast.

However, he refused to hurry and deliberately read both The Times and The Morning Post before finally he started to walk towards his study.

His secretary had arranged the usual pile of invitations for him and there was another pile of private and personal letters.

On his blotter was the letter that he could see was from Langbourne House.

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