Mending Horses (2014)
“A fortress of a man stood in front of the tent, legs braced wide, arms crossed over his chest.
“Oh, I think Fred’ll want to see me,” Jonathan said.
“Fred?” The guard blinked. “How do you—I mean, there’s nobody by that name here.”
“Don’t worry, I’m not here to arrest the old reprobate. Just wanting to pay a call on a friend.” Jonathan raised a hand at the guard’s scowl. “I know it defies credibility that Fred would have any friends, but there’s one or two of us that haven’t given up on him entir...ely.”
Long brown fingers streaked with white drew aside the tent flap. Fred had discarded his turban; a white band across his forehead showed where Prince Otoo Baswamati’s skin ended and Fred Chamberlain’s began. Instead of the prince’s multicolored robe, he wore a threadbare, stained dressing gown with a large towel tucked into his collar like a ruff. “I swear! Jonathan Quincy Stocking, you old scoundrel!” he cried, grabbing Jonathan by the lapels and dragging him into the tent, waving to Daniel and Billy to follow.MoreLess
“Oh, I think Fred’ll want to see me,” Jonathan said.
“Fred?” The guard blinked. “How do you—I mean, there’s nobody by that name here.”
“Don’t worry, I’m not here to arrest the old reprobate. Just wanting to pay a call on a friend.” Jonathan raised a hand at the guard’s scowl. “I know it defies credibility that Fred would have any friends, but there’s one or two of us that haven’t given up on him entir...ely.”
Long brown fingers streaked with white drew aside the tent flap. Fred had discarded his turban; a white band across his forehead showed where Prince Otoo Baswamati’s skin ended and Fred Chamberlain’s began. Instead of the prince’s multicolored robe, he wore a threadbare, stained dressing gown with a large towel tucked into his collar like a ruff. “I swear! Jonathan Quincy Stocking, you old scoundrel!” he cried, grabbing Jonathan by the lapels and dragging him into the tent, waving to Daniel and Billy to follow.MoreLess
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