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23 A Strike for Liberty

           Iwasmuchexcitedbywhathadhappened,andifIhadeverbeenusedtokickorrearIamsureIshouldhavedoneitthen;butIneverhad,andthereIstood,angry,soreinmyleg,myheadstillstraineduptotheterretonthesaddle,andnopowertogetitdown.Iwasverymiserableandfeltmuchinclinedtokickthefirstpersonwhocamenearme.

           Beforelong,however,Gingerwasledinbytwogrooms,agooddealknockedaboutandbruised.Yorkcamewithherandgavehisorders,andthencametolookatme.Inamomentheletdownmyhead.

           “Confoundthesecheck-reins!”hesaidtohimself;“Ithoughtweshouldhavesomemischiefsoon.Masterwillbesorelyvexed.Butthere,ifawoman’shusbandcan’truleherofcourseaservantcan’t;soIwashmyhandsofit,andifshecan’tgettotheduchess’gardenpartyIcan’thelpit.”

           Yorkdidnotsaythisbeforethemen;healwaysspokerespectfullywhentheywereby.Nowhefeltmeallover,andsoonfoundtheplaceabovemyhockwhereIhadbeenkicked.Itwasswelledandpainful;heorderedittobespongedwithhotwater,andthensomelotionwasputon.

           LordW——wasmuchputoutwhenhelearnedwhathadhappened;heblamedYorkforgivingwaytohismistress,towhichherepliedthatinfuturehewouldmuchprefertoreceivehisordersonlyfromhislordship;butIthinknothingcameofit,forthingswentonthesameasbefore.IthoughtYorkmighthavestoodupbetterforhishorses,butperhapsIamnojudge.

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