" How do you find your mount, Miss de Lacy?”
Amy found it a slug. It was clear Rowanford had taken her caution too seriously. This horse would be ideal for a non-equestrian grandmother. “I feel very safe,” she said.
“Excellent. I shall take good care of you, Miss de Lacy. Have no fear.”
Amy sighed and wished there was a convenient piece of furniture to heft to prove she was not as fragile as she appeared. "
― Jo Beverley , The Fortune Hunter (Lovers and Ladies, #5)