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24 The Lady Anne, or a Runaway Horse

           

           Hethensomehowscrambledintothesaddle,andwitha“Geeup”andaclaponmysideswithbothhislegs,hestartedonhisjourney,makingalittlecircuittoavoidthedike.Hehadnowhip,whichseemedtotroublehim;butmypacesooncuredthatdifficulty,andhefoundthebestthinghecoulddowastosticktothesaddleandholdmein,whichhedidmanfully.IshookhimaslittleasIcouldhelp,butonceortwiceontheroughgroundhecalledout,“Steady!Woah!Steady!”Onthehighroadwewereallright;andatthedoctor’sandthehallhedidhiserrandlikeagoodmanandtrue.Theyaskedhimintotakeadropofsomething.“No,no,”hesaid;“I’llbebackto’emagainbyashortcutthroughthefields,andbethereaforethecarriage.”

           Therewasagreatdealofhurryandexcitementafterthenewsbecameknown.Iwasjustturnedintomybox;thesaddleandbridleweretakenoff,andacloththrownoverme.

           GingerwassaddledandsentoffingreathasteforLordGeorge,andIsoonheardthecarriagerolloutoftheyard.

           ItseemedalongtimebeforeGingercameback,andbeforewewereleftalone;andthenshetoldmeallthatshehadseen.

           “Ican’ttellmuch,”shesaid.“Wewentagallopnearlyalltheway,andgottherejustasthedoctorrodeup.Therewasawomansittingonthegroundwiththelady’sheadinherlap.Thedoctorpouredsomethingintohermouth,butallthatIheardwas,’Sheisnotdead.’ThenIwasledoffbyamantoalittledistance.Afterawhileshewastakentothecarriage,andwecamehometogether

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