Chapter FourReturning from the races on Wednesday Demelza felt it was one of the most exciting days she had ever spent.
She had not only seen the most superb horses, but she had also been thrilled in a manner that she had never known before by the knowledge that she had saved the Earl.
She could see him in the small enclosure outside the Royal Box and occasionally caught a glimpse of him in the window beside the King.
She watched him in the saddling enclosure after she had persuaded Nattie much against her will to cross the course with her.
“What’ll Master Gerard say?” Nattie questioned.
“If he notices us, which is very unlikely, he will understand that I cannot bear not to see the horses at close quarters.”
She particularly wanted to see a horse called Cardenio race against Mr. Gree
