LESSON THE SECOND. 153 



matters is fully sufficient. I shall take care that 

 your situation is made a comfortable one to you ; 

 and so long as you do your duty by me and my 

 horses, you will keep it. But remember, that as 



I cannot go into my stables, my friend Mr. 



will do so for me, and you will attend to what he 

 says as if it came from myself. Provided my 

 horses look well, you will find that no unnecessary 

 interference with you will take place ; but if, on 

 the contrary, I am told they are neglected, or, 

 what is the same thing, look as if they were so, 

 the same day you go, unless I am told by compe- 

 tent judges that you are not to blame. And I 

 never break my word." 



With such an exordium, no good servant 

 would be afraid to enter on his charge, and 

 doubtless would do his duty; while one less 

 well-disposed would be afraid to neglect it. 

 He might try " the kicking over the trace ; " but 



if he found that on the first attempt Mr. 



pulled him up, he would find it would not do, and 

 would probably compliment his lady by saying 

 that " Missus had learnt what's what ; and if a 

 man wanted to gammon her, he had got the 

 wrong (some quadruped he would mention) by the 

 ear." 



Here, I trust, I have shown, as I intended to 

 do, that even a lady may have her stable and 

 horses attended to without being imposed upon, 



