Chapter ThreeThe Marquis arrived back at Falcon in an extremely good mood.
He had been appointed Master of the Horse and the Queen had congratulated him on his forthcoming marriage.
He had also been promised quite a large sum of money towards renovating the Royal Mews and had already decided which horses could be dispensed with when he brought in his intended new stock.
These would be animals that he felt would be worthy of the part that they would play both in carrying the Queen when she rode out and appearing at State functions.
It had taken up a great deal of his time and his interest and Sapphire Carstairs had complained that he was neglecting her.
“I am not doing that,” he replied. “But I have so much to do and you must understand that, when there is work to be done, a woman must
