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05 A Fair Start

           

           WhenJohnwentintothestablehetoldJamesthatmasterandmistresshadchosenagood,sensibleEnglishnameforme,thatmeantsomething;notlikeMarengo,orPegasus,orAbdallah.Theybothlaughed,andJamessaid,“Ifitwasnotforbringingbackthepast,IshouldhavenamedhimRobRoy,forIneversawtwohorsesmorealike.”

           “That’snowonder,”saidJohn;“didn’tyouknowthatFarmerGrey’soldDuchesswasthemotherofthemboth?”

           Ihadneverheardthatbefore;andsopoorRobRoywhowaskilledatthathuntwasmybrother!Ididnotwonderthatmymotherwassotroubled.Itseemsthathorseshavenorelations;atleasttheyneverknoweachotheraftertheyaresold.

           Johnseemedveryproudofme;heusedtomakemymaneandtailalmostassmoothasalady’shair,andhewouldtalktomeagreatdeal;ofcourseIdidnotunderstandallhesaid,butIlearnedmoreandmoretoknowwhathemeant,andwhathewantedmetodo.Igrewveryfondofhim,hewassogentleandkind;heseemedtoknowjusthowahorsefeels,andwhenhecleanedmeheknewthetenderplacesandtheticklishplaces;whenhebrushedmyheadhewentascarefullyovermyeyesasiftheywerehisown,andneverstirredupanyill-temper.

           JamesHoward,thestableboy,wasjustasgentleandpleasantinhisway,soIthoughtmyselfwelloff.Therewasanothermanwhohelpedintheyard,buthehadverylittletodowithGingerandme.

           AfewdaysafterthisIhadtogooutwithGingerinthecarriage.Iwonderedhowweshouldgetontogether;butexceptlayingherearsbackwhenIwasleduptoher,shebehavedverywell.

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