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comer, " but Swaine only sent home the whip 

 I promised you this morning ; you will find it 

 in this narrow deal case." 



" Allow me to give up my place to you," I 

 said, addressing the Marquis. 



" Thank you a thousand times," he rephed, 

 " I am unfortunately engaged. We are going 

 to man my new cutter, and pull to the Red 

 House and back." 



The case was handed up ; the dragsman ex- 

 pressed his thanks. 



'' All right behind, gentlemen," he thundered, 

 fingering the ribbons in the plenitude of vehi- 

 cular importance. Away we went, rattling 

 along the stony pavement of Piccadilly at an 

 awful rate to make up for the lost time. 



■■' Nice morning, Sir," said my companion, 

 as we passed through the turnpike-gate that 

 then stood opposite the entrance to the Park, 

 near Apsley House. " The flowers are all 

 a-blowing and a-growing." This line he sang, 

 and then continued, " My missus gave me these 

 beautiful violets about an hour ago." 



" ' Sam,' said she, ' I know I can trust you 

 not to give them away to any girls on the 

 road.' " 



I turned round to admire the bouquet and 



