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man?" ^^ T^o, Sir ; coachman is gone to the house 

 for orders." "Oh, then you are helper I suppose?" 

 at the time sliding a shilling into Coper No. 3's 

 hand, and thinking he shall get some information 

 out of him respecting the horses. '' What sort of 

 horses are they? Are they quiet?" "Yes, Sir." 

 " Do you know anything wrong about them ? If 

 you tell me and I buy them, I'll make it all right 

 with you." " No, Sir, I don't know of anything 

 wrong, but if I tell you, you won't let out to 

 master or coachman." Swell thinks he is in for 

 information this time, and promises not to speak 

 about what he is told, and Coper No. 3 tells him 

 he has heard coachman say that when they are 

 fresh the near-side horse do pull. Coper No. 2 

 now puts in an appearance, with livery boots and 

 breeches on, and in a great hurry, " Jim, put the 

 harness on at once, governor wants the landau at 

 once." Then noticing Swell for the first time, he 

 says, "Good morning. Sir," touching his hat in the 

 most approved style. Swell, " Oh, you are coach- 

 man. I wanted to have seen these horses out, but 

 you seem in a hurry." Coper No. 2 says, " Yes, 

 Sir, master has had bad news and wants to catch 

 the train, but, Sir, you might jump on the box 

 with me and ride round to the door, then you 

 will have a chance of seeing how they move, and 

 could make arrangements with master when you 

 could come and see the horses tried." Swell 

 thinks this a good chance, and gets on the box, 

 and is driven slowly round to the lodgings of 

 Coper No. 1, who is quite the gentleman, and is 



