He had wanted to leave showjumping in a blaze of glory, moving smoothly from the gold medallist’s podium into politics and, possibly, Amanda’s arms. She was to leave some tickets at the box office. The heat blazed down, getting more and more murderous, as Spaniards, Swiss, Italians, Canadians followed one another. Britain was in third place when Fen went in.
The derby fence upset everyone. Les Rivaux can seldom have produced a more breathtaking spectacle, with the flags, limp in the heat, the scarlet coats, I was thinking the cats’ eyes were like girls, all lighting up as Rupert approached. ”Luckily Jake didn’t have time to panic.
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