But tonight she had made the Earl angry.
She knew she would not be able to sleep unless he forgave her and they were as happy as they had been during the last few days.
There had been so much to talk about and so much to occupy their minds and yet there were still a number of parts of the estate which neither of them had visited.
There were houses and cottages where they still had to call and they had not yet discussed the site for their racecourse.
“We will go to Royal Ascot this year,” the Earl had said, “and we will not only look at the horses, but at the jockeys. A good jockey is most important if one wants to win races.”
“Yes, of course,” Kristina agreed. “I would love to go to Ascot. I have heard so much about it and how spectacular the meeting is.”
“That is all a woman thinks
