He longed to give the horse to Anita but dared not.

However, fate befriended him in this matter and Anita got Gamechick by other means.

When Colonel Fortescue came home for the cup of tea that Mrs.Fortescue was always waiting to give him at five o'clock, with the sweet looks and tender words that made the hour so happy, he mentioned, in an off-hand way, Broussard's orders and that he was leaving the next day.

Neither the father nor the mother looked toward Anita, sitting a little in the shadow of the dim drawing-room.
Mrs.Fortescue, by way of making conversation, said: "I wonder what he will do with his motors and horses and game chickens, and all those beautiful things he has in his quarters ?" "Oh, that's easy enough to tell," answered Colonel Fortescue.

"All these young officers who load themselves up with that kind of thing act just alike.