“The house and drive were surrounded by oak and lime trees, thick and green now. He heard his children yelling and laughing before he saw them. He smiled in anticipation as he turned Genesis onto the short drive and dug his heels into his stallion’s sides. Jane and her three helpers, all young women with immense energy and goodwill, all of whom he’d selected himself, were standing in the front yard watching the children play. There were four boys and three girls, all between the ages of four and... ten. They were well clothed, clean, loud, and Ryder felt such pleasure at the sight of them that he wanted to shout. He saw Oliver standing a bit off to the side, a tall, thin boy of ten, leaning on his crutches, but there was a grin on his face as he shouted advice to Jaime, all of six years old and full of male bravado, on how to smash the grit out of Tom, a cherub-faced little boy who could curse more fluently than a Southampton sailor. John, the peacemaker at only eight, a barking spaniel nipping at his heels, was trying to keep them from coming to blows.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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