Chapter two Several days had passed before I had cause to interact with Mary again, admittedly I had begun to look out for her as I gazed out of my study window and began to look at her differently, I took more notice of her shapely figure and the way her tight jodhpurs clung to her thighs and pert bottom only now a little of the mystery had gone, now I knew what delights those jodhpurs contained and like a small child after it's first bag of sweets I had tried their contents once and I wanted more, a lot more. It was coming towards summer now and the weather was getting warmer, it was this that gave me an idea, a way to not only spend some more time with Mary, but also to dress her up a little, all without arousing the suspicion of the other staff. I summoned my chauffeur to my study and asked him to have a look at the riding carriage that had lain unused in the garage for a number of years, it was a two person open topped affair pulled by a single horse, what in olden times had been known as a 'surrey'. He reported back to me about an hour later with his usual efficiency, although it had not been used for a long while it was in good condition and wouldn't take much to restore it to it's previous form, he'd taken the liberty, he told me, of instructing young Fred to take it outside and wash it down, then they would look at it and see what if anything would need replacing. I glanced down out of my study window, Fred had already hauled the carriage from the garage and with his usual enthusiasm was already hosing the dust and cobwebs from it. I thanked him and told him to carry on, I intended to start using it for short trips and wanted it ready for the following week if at all possible, he assured me it would be ready by then, as he made to leave the study I asked him to send Mary up to see me, I had a job for her. About 15 minutes later there was a gentle knock on my study door, not the firm confident knock of my chauffeur, this was a more timid knock, I instinctively knew it was Mary, “come in” I called and slowly the door opened, Mary nervously entered the room, closed the door and stood nervously behind it, “have I done something wrong sir?” she asked. I smiled in an attempt to put her at her ease, “not at all, would you come over here and sit down please” I said, pointing to one of the two chairs either side of the fireplace. As she walked slowly across the room I ran my eyes over her, her white blouse had a couple of dirty marks on it, there was a dirty mark on the seat of her jodhpurs and her boots were grubby, she notice me looking at her, “sorry about my clothes sir, I've just been mucking out the stable” she explained. She sat down in the comfy leather armchair and automatically swung one leg over the other, “that's ok, we all have our jobs to do and we can't stay clean all the time can we” she nodded, “exactly sir” It was time to get down to business, besides I was already beginning to find her a bit of a distraction, there was something about the way she looked sitting there with one leg over the other and occasionally swinging her long black riding boot a little. “tell me something Mary, have you ever seen that horse carriage in the garage?” she nodded,”good, now do you think that Blaze would be able to pull it?” again she nodded, “oh easily sir, in fact I think he'd enjoy it, he needs a bit of work a powerful horse like him”. I smiled at her, “excellent, now just one more thing, do you think that you could drive that carriage?” she thought for a moment or two as if considering her reply carefully, “well I don't see why not sir, I have driven farm carts before and well apart from being a little higher it really is no different”. I sat silently for a minute or two, considering my next move, then after consideration decided to move forward with my plan, assuming of course that Mary was willing to be part of it. “Mary, you like your job here don't you?” she suddenly looked worried again, “of course sir, you know I do, you're not thinking of letting me go are you?” her legs suddenly uncrossed and she sat bolt upright in the chair suddenly looking very concerned! “relax, it's not so much I'm thinking of letting you go, it's more like I'm thinking of changing your position here, I just need to be sure you could handle it” I replied, trying my best to put her at ease, “but sir I love my job, the only reason I came here was because of Blaze, I don't want to change my job, I love working with horses”. I got slowly to my feet, “right I need you to ask the chauffeur to get my car ready, tell him I will drive myself, then go and clean your boots and I will meet you in the tack room in thirty minutes, ok” she got up slowly from the chair, pulled her jodhpurs up slightly and nodded, “ok sir, I will tell him now” and with that she left the room. I made a couple of telephone calls and then made my way downstairs and into the kitchen where I told cook that I would not be in for lunch. I then headed over to the tack room, my trusty Rolls stood gleaming in the courtyard, “cars all ready sir” called out my chauffeur on seeing me, I smiled and nodded before heading into the tack room where I found Mary nervously awaiting my arrival. She headed over to the cupboard on seeing me and took from it a thin riding crop, “will you be needing this sir?” she asked, a tone of apprehension in her voice. I shook my head, “I don't think so” I replied, she put it back inside and closed the door. I walked over to her and looked her over, her boots were clean now and she'd given herself a wash, the only marks left were the stains on her blouse and the seat of her tight beige jodhpurs. I reached out and took hold of her shoulder length black hair, it felt warm and soft, I wondered how much better it would look with a decent cut and a wash with a decent shampoo. “how old are you now Mary?” I asked, “me sir, seventeen sir, I will be eighteen next February”. I let go of her hair and stepped back to be able to have a good look at her, I could see her squirm almost impercebtibly as I looked at her, “as I said earlier, I'm thinking of making a change to your job, but I will also have to make a few changes to you, how does that make you feel?” Mary thought for a moment, “how do you mean, changes?” she asked, “well, changes to the way you look, I need you to look a little different for what I have in mind, you'll need smartening up a bit for a start”, a worried look came over her face, “don't worry, it won't cost you anything, in fact you will actually get a pay rise” I replied, trying to reassure her. “oh, but I will still be working with Blaze won't I?” she asked, it was perfectly clear that horse meant a lot to her. “forget Blaze, as I said earlier I want to make some changes and to be honest it will mean your job changing a bit, well a lot really, but you'll still work with him, in fact, you'll work with him a lot more” she smiled once again, “however, as I said, there will be changes, and one of these is that we will have to take on someone else to do some of your work, and you Mary, will have to teach them, do youthink you could do that?” she nodded, “I think so, so long as we had the right person”, I smiled again, “good, now come with me”. I walked across the yard to my Rolls, opened the drivers door and climbed inside, “jump in” I said to Mary, pointing to the passenger seat. She looked at the cream leather seats, then down at her slightly grubby jodhpurs, “but sir I” I cut her off mid-sentence, “never mind your jodhpurs, just get in” she climbed nervously inside and sat gently down, “I've never been in a car before let alone a Rolls Royce” she told me. I noticed the chambermaid watching out of the corner of her eye as she stood in the yard beating a rug. I started the engine and we drove slowly out along the gravel drive, emerging from the gates we joined the main road and I accelerated a little, I loved driving this car but usually I sat in the back and let the chauffeur drive, Mary sat in silence, occasionally she would glance around at the interior or smile at someone we passed on the road. “it's very nice isn't it, so quiet and comfortable, ooh look, there's my friend Jenny” she squealed pointing to a girl walking on the pavement a couple of hundred yards ahead, I slowed slightly as we approached and gently tapped the horn, “go on then, wave to her” I told Mary, she turned to face the side window and waved frantically at her friend who stared at the car for a moment before finally realising who it was that was waving at her. “ooh sir, they'll all be talking about it tonight, me, sat in a Rolls Royce, like a real lady”. Finally we had arrived at our first port of call, a rather grand looking shop in the nearby city, it was in fact an outfitters that supplied clothing for the riders of the local hunt, amongst other people. I opened the door and stepped out, Mary watched me as I made my way around to her side of the car, I opened the passenger door, “ok lets go”, she got out of the car and followed me slowly up the steps and into the building, she seemed rather conscious of herself as she looked at the clothes that hung from the racks and on the mannequins, we'd barely covered ten yards when an older man in a smart suit approached us, “good day to you sir, and how may we be of service today” he said very politely. I pointed to Mary, “this is Mary, she's head girl at my stables and I would very much appreciate it if you could smarten her up a little”. The look on Mary's face as I introduced her as my 'head girl' was a picture, a mixture of shock and for the first time I thought I detected a touch of pride, nervous pride, but pride none the less. He snapped his fingers and a woman approached, “exactly what did you have in mind sir, whatever it is I'm sure we can oblige you” he said, I thought for a second, “well, obviously those jodhpurs have seen better days so I think we'd better have oh, say four pairs in beige, a pair in black and three pairs in white”. At this point the woman stepped forward and from out of her pocket produced a tailors tape measure, flicked it around Mary's slender waste and made a mental note of the measurement, Mary flinched slightly as the woman dropped to her knees and deftly measured her inside leg, “shan't keep you long sir” she said as she hurried off towards the back of the shop. “anything else we can get you sir?” asked the man, “indeed there is, she will need some new blouses a hat and a riding jacket” I replied, “follow me sir and we will show you some hats and jackets, if you don't mind we'll wait for my colleague to return before we look at the blouses, measuring and all that, I'm sure you understand”. I nodded, “indeed I do” he pointed to a long rack of riding jackets, “would sir like dark blue or black?” he asked, I looked at them both, “oh definitely black, and I think one of those velvet ones would be rather nice” he nodded, “very good sir, if you please miss” he replied, indicating to Mary to step over to the rail. He looked at her for a few seconds, then back to the rail, picked out a jacket, “would miss care to try this one” he said handing it to her, nervously she took it from him and slipped it on, the three gold buttons glinting it the bright lights as she fastened them. I looked at it, it was nice but not quite right, “can we try something else, something that well, is a little more flattering” I asked, he nodded, “very good sir”, Mary removed the jacket and handed it to him, “try this one miss, it's a little smaller” he told her, she slipped it on and instantly I knew it was the right one, it pulled in around her waist and accentuated her shape, the top of the jacket also showed of the outline of her pert breasts, she was beginning to look like a real lady. The female assistant returned and he asked her to measure Mary for some blouses which she did, “would the young lady like something like what she's wearing, or perhaps something a little more stylish” he asked, “well, lets say five similar to the blouse she's wearing and three a little fancier, maybe like that, but not as frilly” I replied pointing to a silk blouse with a lacy frill down the front, “very good sir” and once again his colleague headed towards the rear of the shop. “Now the hat sir, over here” he said walking silently across to the other side of the shop, he handed Mary a riding hat, it was too big, after several attempts he found the correct size, “excellent, now which one would miss be having?” he asked, I instantly pointed to a velvet one, black and expensive looking, “that one” I replied, “very good sir” and he picked one from the shelf looked at it and handed it to Mary, “try this if you please miss” Mary placed it on her head it fitted perfectly, “may I suggest some boots sir?” he asked respectfully, “of course she must have new boots” I replied, once again we were on the move, this time towards the rear of the shop, the air was heavy with the strong smell of new leather,”what size are you please miss?” he asked, “oh, a five” replied Mary, “very good miss” he replied, he picked a pair of boots from the rack, “would miss care to try these on” he said, placing the boots in front of a small stool, Mary sat down and removed her own boots, slipped the new ones on and paced up and down slowly, “are they alright?” I asked, “perfect sir” said Mary, a smile on her pretty face, she sat back down and took them off before rather reluctantly I thought, stepping back into her own boots. “will sir require anything else?” the salesman asked politely, “ah, yes, there is, she's going to be driving a carriage at times, do you happen to have any of those longer boots, you know the ones I'm sure” I replied, “indeed I do sir, but they are made to measure sir, we actually make them ourselves, would sir like a pair for the young lady?” I nodded, “one moment sir” he disappeared momentarily into the back, returning with an older man in a leather apron, “our master bootmaker sir” he said, The man approached Mary, bent down and gently removed her boots, “please stand up miss”he said, his eyes fixed firmly on her lower legs, Mary stood up and the man began to take measurements, firstly at her ankle, then mid-calf, then just below her knee and finally about four inches above her knee, sort of mid thigh, Mary jumped slightly as she felt his hand on her thigh, “sorry miss” he replied. He then produced a foot gauge and measured both her feet, this done he noted the measurements on a pad, “all done miss” he said, gently slipping her boots back onto her feet. “we should have those ready for you in about three days, shall we say next Monday, would that be ok sir? He asked, “excellent, now we'd better let you have some money hadn't we, I will pay for the boots as well now, save any messing about later” the man nodded, “as you wish sir, please, follow me” we made our way to the long counter which was now covered with boxes containing the items we'd purchased, Mary looked as though she was about to collapse when she caught sight of the bill, I pulled my chequebook from my pocket, wrote out the amount and signed it, “allow us to help you to your car sir” said the man with a smile, he and his colleague gathered up the boxes and placed them gently on the back seat of the Rolls, “thank you very much sir, please call again”. We both got into the car and I started the engine and drove on, this time to a ladies underwear shop, we went inside and a lady approached us almost immediately, I could see that Mary appeared a little uncomfortable and I assumed this was because she was nervous about being in here with her male boss, she needn't have worried. “this young lady needs some new underwear, would you attend to her please, I will be outside in my car, if you would be so kind as to call me when you are ready for payment” the lady smiled, “very good sir”, as I turned I looked at Mary, “get some nice stuff remember” , she nodded and off I went, some thirty minutes later the sales assistant appeared,”all sorted sir” I went inside and wrote another cheque, “could you recommend a good ladies hair stylist by any chance?” she directed me to one several streets away, “they're very good sir, in fact I go there myself, just tell them Jean sent you” I thanked her and once more we were off, not long afterwards we arrived at the salon and went inside, “I'd like you to do something with this young lady's hair, she's an important member of my staff, don't shorten it too much, just well spruce it up will you” the lady looked at me, “I'm sorry sir, but I'm afraid we're a little busy” she replied, “oh I see, it's just that Jean from the lingerie shop told me to come here”, the lady smiled, “well why didn't you say so, follow me miss” she led Mary to a chair and asked her to sit down, “it will take about an hour sir, will you wait?” I shook my head, “no, I don't think so” I turned to Mary, “listen I have some things to sort out, meet me in the pub over the road when you have finshed, they do a fairly decent lunch and I am sure you must be getting hungry, I know I am” she nodded, as I went to walk away she called me back, “sir, what about paying for the haircut, I don't think I have enough money on me” she said, sounding a little embarrased, “oh yes, hold on, I took a couple of five pound notes out of my wallet, “here, now you have, see you later” she smiled as I handed her the money. Forty minutes later having completed my other little tasks I made my way back to the pub, went inside ordered a drink and sat at a table to await Mary's return, less than ten minutes later the door opened and she entered, even in her slightly grubby riding attire she looked great, her long hair was really shiny and it had a bit of bounce in it, she held out her hand and handed me the change from the money I'd given her earlier, “it was awfully expensive, it cost almost seven pounds” she exclaimed as she handed me the change, “yes but well worth it” I replied, she smiled at this and sat down opposite me. I went to the bar and returned with a glass of wine and placed it in front of her, “ooh thanks I don't drink wine very often” she giggled, I ordered some food and we chatted as we waited for it to arrive. Later that afternoon, after we'd had a rather nice lunch, we got back in the car and began the drive home, “ooh that was nice I feel all warm and fuzzy now” replied Mary, then added, “ I could get used to that”, she glanced at all the packages in the back of the car “I really don't know how I will ever thank you” I smiled, “that's ok, don't worry” I replied, Mary smiled and giggled, “look over there, that leads to the woods, have you ever been?” she asked, I shook my head,”oh it's lovely, can we go for a walk do you think, besides I have just thought of something, a way I can thank you for today”, she smiled again and I wondered just what she had planned, I turned into the quiet lane and drove to the bottom, it opened out into a sort of car park and a short distance away stood the woods, they looked cool and inviting. I followed Mary into the woods, clearly she knew her way, a short while later we came to a small lake, well more of a pond actually,the waters looked cool and clear. “I used to swim in here when I was younger” she informed me, then to my amazement she began to unbutton her blouse, that came off rapidly followed by her riding boots and finally her jodhpurs leaving her standing there in only her bra and panties, then she leapt into the water and began to swim around, I sat on the warm grass and watched her, eventually she emerged from the water her skimpy white underwear was now transparent and her long hair clung seductively to her shoulders. “I enjoyed that it's been years since I did it last” she said, then looking down she giggled, “oops, it looks like you are enjoying something too doesn't it?” I glanced down at the obvious bulge in my trousers, to be honest I was watching her so intently I hadn't even noticed my large and rather obvious erection. “I think I had better take care of that for you” she giggled “it looks rather uncomfortable” she dropped to her knees and after unzipping my trousers began to suck my hard cock, I had more control this time and held out for longer than the last time, finally I deposited a warm load into her mouth, she swallowed and after plling her mouth away from my rapidly wilting cock, licked her lips and smiled, “feeling better now then?” she asked, I nodded then as she rose to her feet I glanced at the front of her damp panties, “and you are you comfortable?” she smiled again, “well why don't you check for me” she giggled, parting her legs slightly. I eased her panties gently to one side and slipped a finger inside, she felt warm, damp and slightly sticky. I gently inserted a finger inside her and used my thumb to stimulate her clitoris, she began to murmur softly as I worked my finger in and out, her breath quickened and soon after the flood of warmth on my hand indicated she had climaxed. We laid on the grass for a while as her underwear dried and we got out breaths back, then she dressed again and we made our way back to the car, pretty soon we arrived back at the house. End of chapter two