St James' Fair by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781788636353
Publisher: Canelo
Published: 2019-11-04T00:00:00+00:00

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William Playfair was an equable fellow and Professor Thompson’s officiousness did not irritate him as he was ushered into a waiting gig and seated alongside two well-dressed young fellows who were medical students from Edinburgh. At the front door of the hotel a few bruised and battered survivors of the fight were nursing their wounds but the Professor obviously considered them beneath his notice for he literally stepped over them as he told his friends, ‘Pay no attention to them, lads. Off we go!’

Soon they were bowling along in the direction of the Tweed Bridge and Playfair, staring out at the people on the road, noticed ahead on the road two giggling girls, one riding pillion behind the other. They were dressed in cheap clothes and cotton sunbonnets and were mounted on a heavy-legged horse that ambled along at a leisurely pace. The girls did not seem to mind their lack of speed and were clinging together with much laughter as the gig rolled past them. When they were level Playfair started in surprise and gazed at the girl nearest to him… he felt sure he knew her – but I must be mistaken, he thought, it can’t be her, of course not! What would the Duke’s rich fiancée be doing going to the Fair dressed as a working girl on what was little better than a carthorse? Don’t be silly, you’re fantasising, he told himself.

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