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10 A Talk in the Orchard

           

           “Whotalksaboutblockheads?”saidMerrylegs,whojustcameupfromtheoldapple-tree,wherehehadbeenrubbinghimselfagainstthelowbranch.“Whotalksaboutblockheads?Ibelievethatisabadword.”

           “Badwordsweremadeforbadthings,”saidGinger,andshetoldhimwhatSirOliverhadsaid.

           “Itisalltrue,”saidMerrylegssadly,“andI’veseenthataboutthedogsoverandoveragainwhereIlivedfirst;butwewon’ttalkaboutithere.Youknowthatmaster,andJohnandJamesarealwaysgoodtous,andtalkingagainstmeninsuchaplaceasthisdoesn’tseemfairorgrateful,andyouknowtherearegoodmastersandgoodgroomsbesideours,thoughofcourseoursarethebest.”

           ThiswisespeechofgoodlittleMerrylegs,whichweknewwasquitetrue,cooledusalldown,especiallySirOliver,whowasdearlyfondofhismaster;andtoturnthesubjectIsaid,“Cananyonetellmetheuseofblinkers?”

           “No!”saidSirOlivershortly,“becausetheyarenouse.”

           “Theyaresupposed,”saidJustice,theroancob,inhiscalmway,“topreventhorsesfromshyingandstarting,andgettingsofrightenedastocauseaccidents.”

           “Thenwhatisthereasontheydonotputthemonridinghorses;especiallyonladies’horses?”saidI.

           “Thereisnoreasonatall,”saidhequietly,“exceptthefashion;theysaythatahorsewouldbesofrightenedtoseethewheelsofhisowncartorcarriagecomingbehindhimthathewouldbesuretorunaway,althoughofcoursewhenheisriddenheseesthemallabouthimifthestreetsarecrowded.

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