Often in the late night hours, when the lamps were out and Melanie asleep and deathly silence pressed over the town, Scarlett, lying awake, heard the latch of the front gate click and soft urgent tappings on the front door.

A moment later he beckoned the blackboy to his side, and when he arrived pointed to the ground. The boy gesticulated in answer, and then both pulled their horses to a standstill and waited for me to come up.

I realized that I wanted to paint pictures of horses like Sir Alfred. On the last day of the exhibition at Wildenstein, I went in to see my boss and gave my notice.

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