Midwinter · Character
Stable Bill
A stable hand or groom who tends to horses.
minor
Also known as Bill, Billy
First appearance: x snowbound at the sleeping deer
Stable Bill shows up with force in How a Man May Hunt with the Hounds and Yet Run with the Hare. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The stableman who provides Alastair with Moonbeam, the squire's favorite horse, for his escape.
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See Stable Bill in x snowbound at the sleeping deer