LETTER XXVI. 289 



thing he could have done : stopped short, and gave his 

 master an opportunity of having a dip first to see how he 

 liked it. 



The balance seat is all very well in its way, but in my 

 humble opinion a. very insecure one. A good rider has 

 no business to part company with his horse, unless they 

 are both down together ; he should, in fact, be a very 

 Centaur, so firmly fixed to his horse that they should 

 have the appearance of being inseparables through kick- 

 ings, plungings, swervings, and such like performances. 



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