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Summary of Events:
Caetline and her sister Emeline were holding horses while they got their hooves trimmed and shoes put on and Caetline inadvertently fetched and held Pride while unsupervised, which she wasn't allowed to do for her safety, being as he was a stallion. Macaulay went to the local police station to complain about their handling of the allegations against Mr. Douglass-Milligan, complaints he took directly to the chief of police. After being warned by Arrière-Oncle Guy not to get into the habit of fetching stallions by herself yet — not that he was too upset, seeing as she'd not been trying to show off — the two ended up discussing further about Pride and Jada . . .
Excerpt of the Day:
"Not, of course, that I hope anything will happen, or want anything to happen, that might cause them to turn on me and claim I would be liable," Arrière-Oncle Guy said. "But should anything occur I cannot be held responsible because I do not even own one percent of Pride, not to mention I have thoroughly explained in writing that I do not support the arrangement, and thus will not force its continuation if one or both parties seek to dissolve it. It is a private arrangement between M. Johnstone and the Greenwall family, an arrangement that will not be forced upon anyone who might possibly purchase Pride from M. Johnstone at any time in the future."
Caetline nodded.
"I know you have an affection for the stallion," Arrière-Oncle Guy said. "And I understand that you have not been pleased to see him ridden by such an inexperienced rider as Mlle. Greenwall, but, as it stands, that's the arrangement."
"Lucie was quite upset with it," Caetline said. "She wasn't pleased that she had to be changed off of her horse because Jada has to have a bay and the bay she ends up — regardless the means — being given is a stallion. She also didn't like that Jada, as an inexperienced rider, was riding a stallion when riders like her and I have never been afforded such a privilege."
"As it is a private arrangement between Mlle. Greenwall and her cousin, I can do nothing about it aside from what has been done, which has been done for safety," Arrière-Oncle Guy said. "I do not want to endanger either Mlle. Greenwall or any of the other students who share her class, thus I have asked Jacqueline to make the changes. If any students, such as Mlle. Pedin-Hunt, have issue with the arrangement they must take it up with Mlle. Greenwall and M. Johnstone."
"I know," Caetline said. "I guess, I was just concerned. Should we as students really bother Jada about it? I mean, I'm not the happiest about it, but, I don't really see it as a hill I want to die on, or need to, for that matter."
Arrière-Oncle Guy nodded. "So long as the students who complain make it clear that the opinions they are sharing are their own, and that they have not been enlisted into any sort of campaign by myself or PCÉE, I will et them complain as they believe they need to. If they, like you, see no need to complain, then do not."
"Lucie can get so impassioned, though," Caetline said.
"I know," Arrière-Oncle Guy replied. "I will tell Jacqueline and Jacqueline can inform Mlle. Pedin-Hunt that she must make sure to not suggest that she has been enlisted by us to complain, but that her complaints are her own personal opinion on the matter, and that she must take care not to be malicious toward Mlle. Greenwall, for we do not endorse nor condone bullying taking place on our grounds."
Pronunciations:
Pedin: pehdah'
PCÉE: P C E E
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