"Three or four. Might pick up a race or two."
"You'll not forget to put me on," she said, smiling.
"Oh no, I'll not forget. I'll call and see you and give you all particulars; shall you have a house full?" said Alan.
"Half a dozen single friends and two married couples; you can stay with me if you like, it will be quite proper," she said, laughing.
Alan did not give a direct answer; he merely repeated that he would call.
"By Jove, she is handsome!" said Harry enthusiastically.
"Not a doubt about that," said Alan placidly, as he touched the horses with the whip and they went along at a fast pace.
CHAPTER II
TRENT PARK
Trent Park was a wonderful place; the house was modern, the new mansion having been built by William Chesney, but the park was full of ancient trees and there were some old buildings. A venerable keep, surrounded by a moat full of water and only reached by a boat, there being no bridge, was not far from the stud buildings.