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22 Earlshall

           Shesteppedroundtolookatus;shewasatall,proud-lookingwoman,anddidnotseempleasedaboutsomething,butshesaidnothing,andgotintothecarriage.Thiswasthefirsttimeofwearingacheck-rein,andImustsay,thoughitcertainlywasanuisancenottobeabletogetmyheaddownnowandthen,itdidnotpullmyheadhigherthanIwasaccustomedtocarryit.IfeltanxiousaboutGinger,butsheseemedtobequietandcontent.

           Thenextdayatthreeo’clockwewereagainatthedoor,andthefootmenasbefore;weheardthesilkdressrustleandtheladycamedownthesteps,andinanimperiousvoiceshesaid,“York,youmustputthosehorses’headshigher;theyarenotfittobeseen.”

           Yorkgotdown,andsaidveryrespectfully,“Ibegyourpardon,mylady,butthesehorseshavenotbeenreinedupforthreeyears,andmylordsaiditwouldbesafertobringthemtoitbydegrees;butifyourladyshippleasesIcantakethemupalittlemore.”

           “Doso,”shesaid.

           Yorkcameroundtoourheadsandshortenedthereinhimself—onehole,Ithink;everylittlemakesadifference,beitforbetterorworse,andthatdaywehadasteephilltogoup.ThenIbegantounderstandwhatIhadheardof.Ofcourse,Iwantedtoputmyheadforwardandtakethecarriageupwithawill,aswehadbeenusedtodo;butno,Ihadtopullwithmyheadupnow,andthattookallthespiritoutofme,andthestraincameonmybackandlegs

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