The Gilded Web
“It was, after all, a beautiful summer’s day, and he had a pretty girl riding at his side, protesting blushingly that she should have declined joining the outing because she was not properly dressed for it. He was able to assure her in all truth that she made a charming picture on horseback in her light muslin dress and straw bonnet. There was plenty of time to spend with Miss Purnell.
He and Susan fell a little behind the others as they rode up the tree-shaded roadway on the western side of the valley.
“Well, Susan,” he said, “you were much in demand last night. I was disappointed to find it impossible to have a second dance with you.”
“All the gentlemen were most obliging,” she said with a blush.
“And will you tell me now that I do not have to compete with a uniform?” he asked with a grin. “I thought that Captain Forbes and Lieutenant Jennings would come to blows over who should lead you into the final set.”
“The lieutenant is Baron Renfrew’s brother,” she said.
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