A Horse Called September – Anne Digby

‘It’s wonderful to see you again.’ Mary stared. ‘What’s the matter, aren’t you pleased to see me?’ ‘I – er – yes, of course, Anna,’ Mary said. But inwardly she felt a cold hand about her heart. Anna was different! Her smile was different, a bit artificial somehow. And her voice! She hadn’t noticed yesterday, but even that had changed. The soft Devonshire accent had almost disappeared. It’s the spell of Kilmingdean, and it’s certainly not going, Mary thought with something like panic. It’s even worse than I thought.

Thus, after the first shock, Mary could not feel any further shock at Anna’s next words, spoken in loud carrying tones: ‘I must say I’m thrilled to bits that Daddy’s been paying you a small wage while I’ve been away. I’ve never seen September in such good nick, darling. As a matter of fact my friend Delphine’s got a full-time groom for her horses but I’ve told her he’s not a patch on you.’ As Anna rattled on, Mary saw that Mr Dewar was glancing towards them with approval.

It was as though he were relieved and delighted that at last his daughter was being sensible in her attitude to his cowman’s daughter. ‘And how are you, old chap?’ Anna was saying, some genuine affection creeping into her voice. She reached out to touch September’s muzzle but he drew his head back and gazed at Mary with big mournful eyes, as if to say: This isn’t the Anna I remember. She took his rein but he was reluctant to move away from Mary. ‘Go with Anna,’ Mary said, in a tiny little voice.

‘Go with her.’ After the first hesitation, September was totally obedient to Anna. He allowed her to mount him. When she commanded him to walk round the field, he walked. When she commanded him to canter, he cantered. This was the girl who had schooled him, after all. This was his mistress.

First published in 1976 by Dobson Books Ltd This ebook edition 2012 by Straw Hat Copyright © Anne Digby 1976, 1989, 2012 All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the above publisher, Straw Hat A Catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library eISBN-13: 978-1-899587-40-7 1kitap1.com/en Mary Wilkins and Anna Dewar were inseparable.

They had grown up together, gone to school together, learned to ride together on Anna’s horse September. They had even shared their first show-jumping triumph. Mary thought things would never change. But Anna’s father had plans for her – plans that included sending her away to Kilmingdean School, an expensive, snobbish establishment that specialized in turning out show-jumping champions. Anna promised to write, but her letters soon dried up. Mary was left behind, employed now by Mr Dewar to look after September, but on no account to jump him.

She was forced to watch as Mr Dewar crippled September through overwork, and could do nothing. But, when it finally seemed as if Mary would lose both Anna and September completely, she embarked upon a daring scheme to rescue September and win back the respect and friendship of Anna and her father. A classic tale of two girls’ friendship, its break-up – and the horse that changes their lives forever.

Cover image taken from the first edition of A Horse Called September. Artist: BERYL SANDERS 1kitap1.com/en Contents Title Page Copyright & Permissions About this Book Chapter 1 Bad News for Mary Chapter 2 Anna’s Promise Chapter 3 September Misbehaves Chapter 4 A Rival Chapter 5 Hoping Against Hope Chapter 6 From Bad to Worse Chapter 7 The Homecoming Chapter 8 Disaster Chapter 9 Death Sentence Chapter 10 To Save September Chapter 11 A Wonderful Secret Chapter 12 Face to Face Chapter 13 The Plan Chapter 14 To Imchester Chapter 15 Winning – and Losing Chapter 16 Return to Happiness More Anne Digby Titles And Some Other Favourites…

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