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in the habit of driving is a landau, with a dickey or a 

 rumble-tumble behind, in which sit the two servants, 

 whose appearance seems to testify that they are by no 

 means unworthy of such an honour. For the neat 

 kerseymere breeches, with boot-tops white as snow, are 

 all of a piece with the rest of the equipage, whilst their 

 agility and quickness when wanted by their master is a 

 plain proof that they are of the " right sort." Nothing, I 

 think, is more disgusting than to see a lazy rascal creep- 

 ing down from a carriage as if afraid of breaking his 

 stupid pate, and with mouth wide open hesitating to 

 perform the wishes of his master. 



' How different is the conduct of these agile fellows, 

 who, when approaching a gate or anything of the kind, 

 are to be seen jumping with readiness from their seats, 

 although their master may be tooling away at the rate of 

 ten miles an hour. Sir John, I understand, is a good 

 master, and thus it is that his servants are so attentive 

 to his wishes. In short, that which by others would be 

 considered a toil, is to them a pleasure. 



' Sir John Fagg has a great partiality to cattle of a 

 moderate size, deeming horses of about fifteen hands one 

 or two inches more capable of going the pace than others 

 of a larger stamp. I think that he has proved his 

 opinion to be a true one, not only from theory, but from 

 practice ; for his team, which now consists of small horses, 

 can do their nine or ten miles an hour, and keep on at 

 the same rate without any appearance of fatigue. Indeed 

 he preserves his cattle in such rare condition that with 

 great difficulty are they to be " sewn up." He drives 



