After all that has been said in my former 

 chapter, it can scarcely be necessary to caution 

 the reader, that if he is treating with men of whose 

 respectability he is not well assured by previous 

 information, or general repute, he must attentively 

 listen to every syllable that is said by dealer, 

 gentleman, or groom, and believe nothing. 



I was one day examining a horse that pleased 

 me much ; but T perceived a blemish over the 

 eye : the hair was slightly turned, and on raising 

 it with my finger I found a scar. 



'^ It is of no consequence, Sir ; a rascal that I 

 discharged last week, struck him over the head 

 with a fork." 



" It happened last week, Mr. Brown?" 



^^ Yesterday was a week. Sir." 



" What provoked the man ?" 



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