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in common with their wives other than the children they produce together? Or is that why they keep mistresses on the side? Because they bloody well aren’t satisfied with their wives?”
He was appalled to hear the bitterness that had just snuck into his tone, and the lady didn’t miss it, either. She was giving him a wide-eyed look. Her maid was doing more than that. She was glowering at him for introducing a subject unfit for her lady’s ears.
Annoyed with himself, he added curtly, “Sorry, I’ve seen it happen. No one’s happy in situations like that. There’s guilt, shame, and a multitude of other nasty emotions that affect everyone involved. And that’s why I feel more is needed in a marriage for both spouses, and they need to know it before they marry, not afterwards when it’s too late.”
Ophelia nodded, mulling that over for a moment. “I must say, you’re sounding more like a guardian angel than a Cupid.”
He burst out laughing. He would never have taken that view, but he knew well that women did not think the way men did.
“Oh, my.” She’d noticed Reed on his way back to the stable with a string of horses behind him. “How did he collect them so quickly?”
“We train them as well as breed them. He’ll get them saddled before he brings them down here.”
Chapter Eight
A MANDA TRIED WAITING IN the coach while Ophelia finished her business, but she couldn’t do it. She was still too angry to sit still for more than a moment. Instead she tried walking off her anger, but that didn’t seem to help either. She was still so furious at Devin Baldwin that she wanted to scream. No one had ever talked to her like that before. No one!
She was amazed that the man owned this impressive horse farm. He must have other people who handled the business aspects for him or he’d have no clients a’tall. Who would deal with someone as arrogant and condescending as he was? She had a good mind to fetch Ophelia before he ended up insulting her, too. They could go to another horse farm to buy Rafe’s birthday gift.
She passed several benches but ignored them, still feeling too agitated to sit. She kicked several clumps of grass before she realized she’d made a full circuit of the three stables. The second time around she saw where Ophelia had gone, over to the track behind the stables. Three horses had just been led inside it. And he was there. It was a wonder hailstones weren’t falling from the sky on his head, she was glaring at him so furiously.
“Insufferable cad,” she said.
“What’s a cad?”
Amanda swung around with a gasp and saw a little girl standing there, holding the reins of a pony and gazing at her curiously. About five or six years of age, she had a pretty, freckled face and red pigtails. What on earth was a child doing on this farm?
Goodness, Amanda didn’t realize she’d spoken aloud. In response to the girl, she said, “A cad is no one you’d ever want to meet.”
“Oh.” The girl looked puzzled. But then she smiled, revealing a missing tooth. “Do you want to meet me? I’m Amelia Dutton.”
Despite her foul mood, Amanda couldn’t help but smile. “Yes, I am delighted to meet you, Amelia. I’m Amanda. Do you live here?”
“No, I live with my parents in Lancashire at Uncle Devin’s other horse farm, but my father brings horses here sometimes. Mum and I don’t usually come with him, but Uncle Devin had this present for me.” Amelia stroked the pony’s mane. “So I got to come this time. He’s wonderful, isn’t he?”
Amanda was startled to hear the word wonderful right after Devin’s name, but then she almost laughed, realizing the child was talking about her pony.
“Yes, that’s a wonderful pony you have.”
“You like horses, too?”
“Well, I used to, when I was your age, but I don’t so much anymore.”
“How can you not like horses?” Amelia asked in wide-eyed amazement.
Amanda wasn’t about to frighten the child by mentioning the
He was appalled to hear the bitterness that had just snuck into his tone, and the lady didn’t miss it, either. She was giving him a wide-eyed look. Her maid was doing more than that. She was glowering at him for introducing a subject unfit for her lady’s ears.
Annoyed with himself, he added curtly, “Sorry, I’ve seen it happen. No one’s happy in situations like that. There’s guilt, shame, and a multitude of other nasty emotions that affect everyone involved. And that’s why I feel more is needed in a marriage for both spouses, and they need to know it before they marry, not afterwards when it’s too late.”
Ophelia nodded, mulling that over for a moment. “I must say, you’re sounding more like a guardian angel than a Cupid.”
He burst out laughing. He would never have taken that view, but he knew well that women did not think the way men did.
“Oh, my.” She’d noticed Reed on his way back to the stable with a string of horses behind him. “How did he collect them so quickly?”
“We train them as well as breed them. He’ll get them saddled before he brings them down here.”
Chapter Eight
A MANDA TRIED WAITING IN the coach while Ophelia finished her business, but she couldn’t do it. She was still too angry to sit still for more than a moment. Instead she tried walking off her anger, but that didn’t seem to help either. She was still so furious at Devin Baldwin that she wanted to scream. No one had ever talked to her like that before. No one!
She was amazed that the man owned this impressive horse farm. He must have other people who handled the business aspects for him or he’d have no clients a’tall. Who would deal with someone as arrogant and condescending as he was? She had a good mind to fetch Ophelia before he ended up insulting her, too. They could go to another horse farm to buy Rafe’s birthday gift.
She passed several benches but ignored them, still feeling too agitated to sit. She kicked several clumps of grass before she realized she’d made a full circuit of the three stables. The second time around she saw where Ophelia had gone, over to the track behind the stables. Three horses had just been led inside it. And he was there. It was a wonder hailstones weren’t falling from the sky on his head, she was glaring at him so furiously.
“Insufferable cad,” she said.
“What’s a cad?”
Amanda swung around with a gasp and saw a little girl standing there, holding the reins of a pony and gazing at her curiously. About five or six years of age, she had a pretty, freckled face and red pigtails. What on earth was a child doing on this farm?
Goodness, Amanda didn’t realize she’d spoken aloud. In response to the girl, she said, “A cad is no one you’d ever want to meet.”
“Oh.” The girl looked puzzled. But then she smiled, revealing a missing tooth. “Do you want to meet me? I’m Amelia Dutton.”
Despite her foul mood, Amanda couldn’t help but smile. “Yes, I am delighted to meet you, Amelia. I’m Amanda. Do you live here?”
“No, I live with my parents in Lancashire at Uncle Devin’s other horse farm, but my father brings horses here sometimes. Mum and I don’t usually come with him, but Uncle Devin had this present for me.” Amelia stroked the pony’s mane. “So I got to come this time. He’s wonderful, isn’t he?”
Amanda was startled to hear the word wonderful right after Devin’s name, but then she almost laughed, realizing the child was talking about her pony.
“Yes, that’s a wonderful pony you have.”
“You like horses, too?”
“Well, I used to, when I was your age, but I don’t so much anymore.”
“How can you not like horses?” Amelia asked in wide-eyed amazement.
Amanda wasn’t about to frighten the child by mentioning the
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