Lady Diana looked distressed.
"What, alone?" she asked.
But her husband laughed cheerily.
"Why not—if she wishes? Tuffnell is Liberty Hall, Mrs. Milbanke. You shall have the best horse in the stables."
Lady Diana smiled indulgently.
"I hope we are doing right! Four hours by oneself in the saddle is rather a lonely thing."
"Oh, but I won't be alone!" Clodagh cried. "A good horse is the best company in the world."
At the conclusion of breakfast, she rose to go upstairs and change into her habit. As she passed her hostess, she paused.
"Shall I run in and see Lady Frances?" she asked.
Lady Diana looked up at her.