Miss Culpepper took it exceedingly well, Mayhew thought. But then, the daughter of Colonel Culpepper would. She didn’t have hysterics or fly into a temper, she merely said, “Well, that’s a slight setback,” and turned to one of the ostlers and inquired about hiring a gig to take them to the stagecoach’s next scheduled stop, which was Winchester.
that’sBy the time that Mayhew had fastened the basket lid properly, Miss Culpepper had ascertained that the inn did have a gig, that it was available for hire, and was in negotiations as to the price.
The ostler, no doubt thinking that they were pigeons to be plucked, named an extortionate sum. Mayhew opened his mouth to object, and then listened in admiration as Miss Culpepper proved that she was no pigeon. In fact, he suspected that the price sh
