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           Iknewwhatmycompanionsaidwastrue,andIwishedthateveryyounghorsehadasgoodmastersasFarmerGreyandSquireGordon.

           Ofcoursewesometimescameinforgooddrivinghere.IrememberonemorningIwasputintothelightgig,andtakentoahouseinPulteneyStreet.Twogentlemencameout;thetallerofthemcameroundtomyhead;helookedatthebitandbridle,andjustshiftedthecollarwithhishand,toseeifitfittedcomfortably.

           “Doyouconsiderthishorsewantsacurb?”hesaidtothehostler.

           “Well,”saidtheman,“Ishouldsayhewouldgojustaswellwithout;hehasanuncommongoodmouth,andthoughhehasafinespirithehasnovice;butwegenerallyfindpeoplelikethecurb.”

           “Idon’tlikeit,”saidthegentleman;“besogoodastotakeitoff,andputthereininatthecheek.Aneasymouthisagreatthingonalongjourney,isitnot,oldfellow?”hesaid,pattingmyneck.

           Thenhetookthereins,andtheybothgotup.Icanremembernowhowquietlyheturnedmeround,andthenwithalightfeeloftherein,anddrawingthewhipgentlyacrossmyback,wewereoff.

           Iarchedmyneckandsetoffatmybestpace.IfoundIhadsomeonebehindmewhoknewhowagoodhorseoughttobedriven.Itseemedlikeoldtimesagain,andmademefeelquitegay.

           Thisgentlemantookagreatlikingtome,andaftertryingmeseveraltimeswiththesaddleheprevaileduponmymastertosellmetoafriendofhis,whowantedasafe,pleasanthorseforriding.AndsoitcametopassthatinthesummerIwassoldtoMr.Barry.

           

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