Miss Peterson & the Colonel
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'Excuse me, miss, but there's a bad storm approaching.. Black clouds so low I reckon you can touch them. We ought to find shelter before it hits us.' 'Good gracious! There could be a blizzard; the wind is icy enough. Is there anywhere we can turn off this narrow lane?' The coachman called down from the box. 'There's a field ahead, Miss Peterson. I can see a barn we could use. The gate into the field is more than wide enough. We can shelter the animals and ourselves, but th...e carriage will have to take its chance outside.' She sank back onto the squabs. 'What a nuisance, Martha. Mr Peterson will be expecting me. I hope we are not obliged to waste too much time. It would seem that this journey is plagued by difficulties, I sincerely hope Lord Grayson's splendid new carriage is not damaged as mine was.' She was concerned that Black Bess might have injured herself in her absence. The mare was naturally fractious and especially so when in foal. Martha pulled the window up and hooked the leather strap on the peg.MoreLess
'Excuse me, miss, but there's a bad storm approaching.. Black clouds so low I reckon you can touch them. We ought to find shelter before it hits us.' 'Good gracious! There could be a blizzard; the wind is icy enough. Is there anywhere we can turn off this narrow lane?' The coachman called down from the box. 'There's a field ahead, Miss Peterson. I can see a barn we could use. The gate into the field is more than wide enough. We can shelter the animals and ourselves, but th...e carriage will have to take its chance outside.' She sank back onto the squabs. 'What a nuisance, Martha. Mr Peterson will be expecting me. I hope we are not obliged to waste too much time. It would seem that this journey is plagued by difficulties, I sincerely hope Lord Grayson's splendid new carriage is not damaged as mine was.' She was concerned that Black Bess might have injured herself in her absence. The mare was naturally fractious and especially so when in foal. Martha pulled the window up and hooked the leather strap on the peg.MoreLess
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