'Not as much as I wan' t'know wha' you meant by that,' he calls after her, but she's trotting ahead. The only way to catch up is to grit his teeth and give Duncan a nudge.

Like she said, he takes cares of it. Gene mainly tries to hang on - not entirely resisting the temptation to hold on to the saddle - and is glad when the horse follows the other one so he doesn't have to worry about steering.

Definitely going to to have sore knackers tomorrow though. This is bumpy and damned uncomfortable. But he still wants to know what she meant.