Part 37 (1/2)

The expression on her face was so intense that I felt sorry for her and said as gently as I could:

”I do not see why you shouldn't! Especially if you are all such friends down here as you say you are However, every one has a different idea of what is right and wrong I er and walked to the door, but she had lost her head and said in a hard, bitter voice:

”You say every one has a different idea of right and wrong, but I should say you have none!”

At this I left the room

When I told Mrs Bunbury what had happened, all she said was:

”Cat! She's jealous! Before you came down here, Peter Floas in love with her”

This was a great shock to me and I determined I would leave the Grafton country, as I had already been away far too long fro I was sorry not to say good-bye to hiot my usual love-letter fro ive me his two best horses on Monday, as he was not allowed to leave his roo ill and furious Mrs Bunbury greeted hiht to be in bed, you know; but, since you ARE here, I'll leave Margot to look after you while Jacky and I go round the stables”

When ere left to ourselves, Peter, looking at ot your letter! What is all this about? Don't you know there are two horses co over from Ireland this hich I want you particularly to ride for hly upset and told hi away

”Have your people written to you?” he said

MARGOT: ”They alrite ”

PETER: (seeing the evasion): ”What's wrong?”

MARGOT: ”What do you mean?”

PETER: ”You know quite well that no one has asked you to go ho to you; you've been put out After all it was only yesterday that ere discussing every ive e you?”

MARGOT: ”Oh, what does it ain later on”

PETER: ”Hoanting in candour you are! You are not a bit like what I thought you were!”

MARGOT (sweetly): ”No ?”

PETER: ”Not a bit! You are a regular woht differently of you so-fancier or a rough-rider, did you, with a good thick skin?”

PETER: ”I fail to understand you! Are you alluding to the manners of my horses?”

MARGOT: ”No, to your friends”