Love On a Dime
“With daring abandon, he urged the horses forward as they pulled the carriage around the twists and turns of Ocean Drive. Manorial homes set on windswept lawns rushed by. He glimpsed the deep blue Atlantic crash and spit against boulders and cliffs. A steady breeze raked through his hair and whistled past his ears. How he loved the exhilaration that increased with every hoofbeat, the stimulant of speed.“We’re here.” George Westbrook leaned across Jack and pointed to a winding driveway tucked beh...ind a low stone fence. Jack slowed the horses to an easy canter before turning into the pebbled drive.Directly ahead, Summerhill crowned a gentle rise. With white shingles and gingerbread trim, it looked like a wedding cake set against the sprawling acres of bright green grass. Yet the awnings and wraparound porch won his approval for their refreshing simplicity. This seaside home, called a cottage—despite its numerous rooms—appealed to him far more than the Italianate palazzos and French chateaux that lined Newport’s Bellevue Avenue, one of the country’s most exclusive addresses.Jack lifted his chin toward the house.MoreLess
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