The Lost And Found Girl
“He couldn’t be as old as Boyd, she thought, yet he spoke to them as though he was their father and with such authority that Daisy shrank into silence.
Thankfully, Boyd retraced his steps and arrived breathless by her side. He gave a deferential bow. ‘We are South Riding folk, sir,’ Boyd replied.
‘What is your business here?’ ‘We are on our way to join the harvesting at Home Farm. I have heard they need hands.’ The young gentleman seemed satisfied with Boyd’s response. He looked at Daisy steadil...y for a moment or two so she felt compelled to repeat her curtsey and mutter, ‘Sir.’ Then they all heard the gates creak and whine open. He barked, ‘Carry on,’ turned his horse around and acknowledged a servant standing to attention. Then he spurred the horse to a gallop down the long rutted driveway. The servant secured the gates and returned to the lodge.
‘Are we in trouble?’ Daisy asked.
‘I don’t think so. But you never know with gentry. They make their own rules.MoreLess
Thankfully, Boyd retraced his steps and arrived breathless by her side. He gave a deferential bow. ‘We are South Riding folk, sir,’ Boyd replied.
‘What is your business here?’ ‘We are on our way to join the harvesting at Home Farm. I have heard they need hands.’ The young gentleman seemed satisfied with Boyd’s response. He looked at Daisy steadil...y for a moment or two so she felt compelled to repeat her curtsey and mutter, ‘Sir.’ Then they all heard the gates creak and whine open. He barked, ‘Carry on,’ turned his horse around and acknowledged a servant standing to attention. Then he spurred the horse to a gallop down the long rutted driveway. The servant secured the gates and returned to the lodge.
‘Are we in trouble?’ Daisy asked.
‘I don’t think so. But you never know with gentry. They make their own rules.MoreLess
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