They had journeyed for some way before Lord Manville spoke again and then he noticed that Candida was bending forward to peer at the horses.
“What do you think of my pair?” he asked.
“They are magnificent,” Candida answered, “and I have never seen such a perfect match. Are they twins?”
“No,” Lord Manville replied, “there is a year between them. Naturally they are both from the same dam and sired by the same stallion.”
“It is very unusual to achieve such a match,” Candida said. “Pegasus’s dam, so I understand, has never had another foal that is entirely black.”
“He is certainly a very splendid piece of horseflesh,” Lord Manville commented. “Have you ridden him for long?”
“I have had him since he was a foal,” Candida answered.
Lord Manville looked surprised. He thought Pegasus had bee
