“My father sent me here to be his pawn,” shesaid. “This, I shall never be. I was a Princess of Wessex, now I shall be a Queen of Mercia. Hereward, you have always been a good friend but you are my father’s man, for good or ill. Tell him, then, that I shall do my duty.” Hereward bowed and made his farewells. It was a sadly puzzled man that rode away. ******************************************* Æthelflaed had been raised in the Court of a King at war. For as long as she could remember, her father and his House Ceorls had been on the move, fighting or planning for the next fight. In the absence of the men, she had enjoyed, perhaps, a greater freedom than that which was normally afforded to a Saxon noble’s daughter. Her mother was devout and spent much time closeted with her priest. Æthelflaed had been left to her own devices and she had taken the opportunity to acquire an education normally the preserve of male offspring. She had insinuated herself into the Abbey schoolroom and proved. This, by contrast, was great!They had a bite to eat then Uncle Brian took Ann down to the dog track.They had a few bevies and put some money on the races. It gave Annanother memory of attending a similar place with his - Burt's - fatherbefore he died. Another memory!Ann chuckled to himself. Because the memories came with their ownemotional connections, he kept thinking they were his.It was incredible!6Burt waited for grandmamma in the hall, adjusting her white gloves andshawl, smiling at herself in the tall mirror.When grandmamma was ready they went out to the coach that was waiting atthe front of the house with Gladys behind. Gladys was fussing aboutbecause the show they were going to see was one her mother had taken herto see as a child. She was excited about getting the chance to see itagain.The stable hand was waiting with the horses and stepped forward to helpBurt onto the coach, cap in hand. Burt accepted his help and steppedelegantly on, taking a seat inside and smiling at the.
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