John and Antonia return in this sequel to We Met Our Cousins, first published in 1939.
Their Scottish cousins are coming to London to spend Christmas. Angus and Morag are certainly not what John and Antonia's friends and relations expect, particularly when they get up at dawn to fight a duel in the Square gardens and manage to catch a burglar. Then they spot a pathetic pony pulling a rag-and-bone cart, and buy her.
The problem with living in London is finding somewhere to keep a pony, but the children are not put off. Can they keep their pony hidden in the summer house in the Square gardens without anyone spotting?
Historical note: when this book was published, hunting was legal, and there is a hunting scene in the book.