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no rhetoric of mine could divert him from his obvious 

 purpose of escorting them to the palace. Once in- 

 deed, I prevailed on him to turn his head, but it was 

 only to passage the other way, with his rump instead 

 of his face to the troops. At last, in sheer des- 

 peration, I plunged both spurs in him at once ; he 

 gave a spring that would have cleared a horse and 

 gig, and then fairly bolted ; running at speed to 

 his stables again ! I would as soon fondle a mad 

 dog as take such another dance with a dandy ! 



However men may differ as to her doctrines, we 

 all approve of Miss Martineau's synthetical method 

 of reasoning : I shall, with all humility, follow her 

 example. I conclude my first chapter (it might 

 well be called the chapter of accidents) by advising 

 my reader before he starts upon a similar expedi- 



