"Don't make me more envious than I am!" she said gently. "Lady Diana has everything."
With a sympathetic gesture, Lady Diana extended her hand, and touched hers lightly.
"My dear," she said, "you have no reason to repine. And Tuffnell is to bring you enjoyment, not regret. What amusement can we plan for the morning, George?"
George Tuffnell looked up from the omelette to which he was helping himself.
"What would Mrs. Milbanke like? You may do anything you like here, Mrs. Milbanke—except be unhappy."
Clodagh smiled brightly.
"Anything?"
"Anything—in wisdom."
She hesitated for a moment, looking down at her plate; then, with a quick, winning movement, she lifted her head, glancing from one of her entertainers to the other.
"Then give me a horse," she said quickly, "and let me ride by myself till lunch time."