Despite the pain he felt Roger was hungry and was demolishing his third plate of bacon, egg fritters and crumpets, when Clarissa put in an appearance looking radiant as usual,before she fixed her own plate, Roger, who had his mouthful, signalled to her that he wanted a kiss by tapping his cheek with his finger. When she had obliged him and was sat beside him she began hesitantly,
'Love, I have something to confess. I’m not quite sure what to do so I am asking you what you want me to do. I was going to go with you back to Barnstaple to lodge a complaint against those men that beat you. But then I thought that it might look like you brought me with you because you could not handle things yourself. Or I could stay here and ride Thunder in the surf and let you handle things yourself. You tell me which you prefer.'
"To be perfectly honest my sweet I have been thinking along the very same lines and I really do not want the bother of a trip into Barnstaple and you are missing riding Thunder so you must ride him and let him play with the the white horses on the waves, he will thank you for it. I am going to send a missive to Mr. Rumple and lay charges against the Snark brothers explaining that due to my injuries I am unable to present myself in person but will be willing to do so if he takes action and apprehends those three ruffians. Once that is done I will take a slow leisurely walk down to the beach and watch you and Thunder cavorting among the waves."
Glancing up he saw Clarissa's eyes shining with delight, he had made the correct decision although he knew that if he had wanted her to travel to Barnstaple she would have done so without complaint. Married such a short time and already she was proving to be the perfect wife in every way possible.
'Love, I have something to confess. I’m not quite sure what to do so I am asking you what you want me to do. I was going to go with you back to Barnstaple to lodge a complaint against those men that beat you. But then I thought that it might look like you brought me with you because you could not handle things yourself. Or I could stay here and ride Thunder in the surf and let you handle things yourself. You tell me which you prefer.'
"To be perfectly honest my sweet I have been thinking along the very same lines and I really do not want the bother of a trip into Barnstaple and you are missing riding Thunder so you must ride him and let him play with the the white horses on the waves, he will thank you for it. I am going to send a missive to Mr. Rumple and lay charges against the Snark brothers explaining that due to my injuries I am unable to present myself in person but will be willing to do so if he takes action and apprehends those three ruffians. Once that is done I will take a slow leisurely walk down to the beach and watch you and Thunder cavorting among the waves."
Glancing up he saw Clarissa's eyes shining with delight, he had made the correct decision although he knew that if he had wanted her to travel to Barnstaple she would have done so without complaint. Married such a short time and already she was proving to be the perfect wife in every way possible.