"You'll enjoy it amazingly, I know. I'll tell Jake not to
get out the carriage," and without waiting for an answer the
politic victor left the room.
Richard had many misgivings as to the propriety of letting Edith
go without him, and he was several times on the point of changing
his mind, but Edith did not give him any chance, and at just a
quarter before ten she came down equipped in her riding habit, and
asking if he had any message for Mr. St. Claire.
"None in particular," he answered, adding that she might come back
through the village and bring the mail.
Once on the back of Bedouin, who danced for a few moments like a
playful kitten, Edith felt sure she was going alone, and
abandoning herself to her delight she flew down the carriage road
at a terrific speed, which startled even Victor, great as was his
faith in his young lady's skill. But Edith had the utmost
confidence in Bedouin, while Bedouin had the utmost confidence in
Edith, and by the time they were out upon the main road they had
come to a most amicable understanding.
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