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49 My Last Home

           Thoroughgood,“manyfirst-ratehorseshavehadtheirkneesbrokenthroughthecarelessnessoftheirdriverswithoutanyfaultoftheirown,andfromwhatIseeofthishorseIshouldsaythatishiscase;butofcourseIdonotwishtoinfluenceyou.Ifyouinclineyoucanhavehimontrial,andthenyourcoachmanwillseewhathethinksofhim.”

           “Youhavealwaysbeensuchagoodadvisertousaboutourhorses,”saidthestatelylady,“thatyourrecommendationwouldgoalongwaywithme,andifmysisterLaviniaseesnoobjectionwewillacceptyourofferofatrial,withthanks.”

           ItwasthenarrangedthatIshouldbesentforthenextday.

           Inthemorningasmart-lookingyoungmancameforme.Atfirsthelookedpleased;butwhenhesawmykneeshesaidinadisappointedvoice:

           “Ididn’tthink,sir,youwouldhaverecommendedmyladiesablemishedhorselikethat.”

           “’Handsomeisthathandsomedoes’,”saidmymaster;“youareonlytakinghimontrial,andIamsureyouwilldofairlybyhim,youngman.Ifheisnotassafeasanyhorseyoueverdrovesendhimback.”

           Iwasledtomynewhome,placedinacomfortablestable,fed,andlefttomyself.Thenextday,whenthegroomwascleaningmyface,hesaid:

           “Thatisjustlikethestarthat’BlackBeauty’had;heismuchthesameheight,too.Iwonderwhereheisnow.”

           AlittlefurtheronhecametotheplaceinmyneckwhereIwasbledandwherealittleknotwasleftintheskin.Healmoststarted,andbegantolookmeovercarefully,talkingtohimself.

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