The Ring On Her Finger
“Not that that was unusual. Lately, he’d spent the better part of every day being bored, often profoundly. If he wasn’t bored, he was irritable. If he wasn’t irritable, he was gloomy. If he wasn’t gloomy, he was surly. Which made no sense, seeing as he was living a life that was the envy of every man. Hell, he was the Bad Boy of the Thoroughbred Racing Set—everyone said so. He used to love that. Lately, though, the nickname felt weirdly inappropriate.
Still, his was a most excellent life, he rem...inded himself—mostly because he kept forgetting it—and it was only going to get better in a couple of months, after Keeneland held its November sale of fillies. Nathaniel had one particularly fine mare to sell this year, a dam to a Triple Crown champion who was in foal by a Derby winner, and he was certain she’d fetch him a cool two million, at least. Yet even that prospect didn’t excite him as much as it should.
He sipped his drink again, savoring the mellow spirit as it warmed his mouth and belly.MoreLess
Still, his was a most excellent life, he rem...inded himself—mostly because he kept forgetting it—and it was only going to get better in a couple of months, after Keeneland held its November sale of fillies. Nathaniel had one particularly fine mare to sell this year, a dam to a Triple Crown champion who was in foal by a Derby winner, and he was certain she’d fetch him a cool two million, at least. Yet even that prospect didn’t excite him as much as it should.
He sipped his drink again, savoring the mellow spirit as it warmed his mouth and belly.MoreLess
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