The Major gave in reluctantly and, seeing the acceptance in his face, she turned and trotted ahead of him down the Mews leading to the stableyard.
One of the grooms opened the door of the riding school. Then she put Pegasus at the jumps, feeling him flying over them like a bird, up and over, up and over, again and again, until finally he was sweating as she drew him to a standstill.
She saw then that Major Hooper was watching her. She slipped from the saddle and a groom took Pegasus away to rub him down.
“Thank you,” Candida said.
“Listen, Candida,” Major Hooper said, and his voice was deep. “I know you think I have betrayed you, but there was nothing else I could do.”
“Why can I not stay here with you?” Candida asked. “I have been so happy these last weeks. You said that I worked wel
