Simon’s character.
The twin’older sister,Eleanor,came in.
‘Oh,you smell of horses,’said Ruth, turning up her nose
‘What made you so late,Eleanor? Asked Bee.
‘Oh, the Parslow girl from Clare. But it’s a waste of time
trying to teach her. She’ll never learn to ride.’
‘Perhaps mad people can’t ride,’ suggested Ruth.
‘Ruth!’ said Bee firmly. ‘ The pupils at the school at ?Clare are
not crazy. They’re just … difficult.’
‘Well, they seem to be mad, from what I see of them,’
answered Ruth.
Silence fell on the Ashby table. Bee thought about Latchetts,
the estate that would belong to Simon in a few weeks. She hoped
he would look after it well. It was the only local estate to have
stayed in the same family for over two hundred years.Even the
big estate at Clare, with its beautiful, long, white house had
been sold. The Ledingham family had wasted their money and
had not looked after their land. In the end they had had to sell
the house where they had lived for so long, but which had
perhaps never really been a home for them. The house at Clare
had become a school for difficult children with rich parents,and
Simon’s character.
The twin’older sister,Eleanor,came in.
‘Oh,you smell of horses,’said Ruth, turning up her nose
‘What made you so late,Eleanor? Asked Bee.
‘Oh, the Parslow girl from Clare. But it’s a waste of time
trying to teach her. She’ll never learn to ride.’
‘Perhaps mad people can’t ride,’ suggested Ruth.
‘Ruth!’ said Bee firmly. ‘ The pupils at the school at ?Clare are
not crazy. They’re just … difficult.’
‘Well, they seem to be mad, from what I see of them,’
answered Ruth.
Silence fell on the Ashby table. Bee thought about Latchetts,
the estate that would belong to Simon in a few weeks. She hoped
he would look after it well. It was the only local estate to have
stayed in the same family for over two hundred years.Even the
big estate at Clare, with its beautiful, long, white house had
been sold. The Ledingham family had wasted their money and
had not looked after their land. In the end they had had to sell
the house where they had lived for so long, but which had
perhaps never really been a home for them. The house at Clare
had become a school for difficult children with rich parents,and
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