The Genuine Lady (Heroines on Horseback) (40 page)

“The gypsy and the harridan are in some sort of arrangement,” he murmured in Peregrin’s ear.
 

“Confound it, man, stop tickling my ear!” Peregrin swiped at William. “What’s that, now? You’re mad. All right, all right, I know her. She’s a gentleman’s daughter, even if she does ride like a pagan. That’s Grainne Spencer, daughter of the Master of the Hounds. That’s right,” he continued, taking relish in his friend’s sudden horror. “You can call her ‘the boss’s daughter.’”