NIMROD'S NORTHERN TOUR. 221 



Nimrod. — His price ? 



Servant. — A hundred guineas. 



Nimrod. — Warranted sound ? 



Servant, — Yes, sir. 



Nimrod. — And good-tempered. 



Servant. — Yes, sir. 



A gentleman coming up at the moment, with whom I entered into 

 conversation, our parley ended, and I dropped astern again. Very shortly 

 afterwards, however, I saw my old acquaintance once more at his ^' play," 

 but the man managed him well, and he went on. Getting alongside him 

 a second time, the parley was resumed. 



Nimrod. — So you have had another game ^.tjylay. 



Servant. — Yes, sir; he seed that there windmill. — (Now there was a 

 windmill, and going at a merry pace too, but it was rather better than 

 half a mile distant, at an acute angle.) 



Nimrod. — Pray, did I not see this horse lately at Dunse, with Lord 

 Elcho's hounds ? 



Servant. — Mayhap you might, sir. 



