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35 Jerry Barker

           

           “I’lldomyverybest,”saidJerryheartily,“ifyouthinkyouarewellenough,sir,”forhelookeddreadfullywhiteandill.

           “Imustgo,”hesaidearnestly,“pleasetoopenthedoor,andletuslosenotime.”

           ThenextminuteJerrywasonthebox;withacheerychirruptome,andatwitchofthereinthatIwellunderstood.

           “Nowthen,Jack,myboy,”saidhe,“spinalong,we’llshowthemhowwecangetovertheground,ifweonlyknowwhy.”

           Itisalwaysdifficulttodrivefastinthecityinthemiddleoftheday,whenthestreetsarefulloftraffic,butwedidwhatcouldbedone;andwhenagooddriverandagoodhorse,whounderstandeachother,areofonemind,itiswonderfulwhattheycando.Ihadaverygoodmouth—thatisIcouldbeguidedbytheslightesttouchoftherein;andthatisagreatthinginLondon,amongcarriages,omnibuses,carts,vans,trucks,cabs,andgreatwagonscreepingalongatawalkingpace;somegoingoneway,someanother,somegoingslowly,otherswantingtopassthem;omnibusesstoppingshorteveryfewminutestotakeupapassenger,obligingthehorsethatiscomingbehindtopulluptoo,ortopass,andgetbeforethem;perhapsyoutrytopass,butjustthensomethingelsecomesdashinginthroughthenarrowopening,andyouhavetokeepinbehindtheomnibusagain;presentlyyouthinkyouseeachance,andmanagetogettothefront,goingsonearthewheelsoneachsidethathalfaninchnearerandtheywouldscrape.

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