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he charges a bullfinch or brook. They 

 will doubtless appear in this guise first 

 in Leicestershire or the Vale of Ayles- 

 bury, as there would be a possibility of 

 the wheels clogging, very likely, in the 

 Essex or Oakley clays. 



I know it is very irreverent to cast 

 sneers at Dunlops and Coventrys, and 

 I could better endure them if they paid 

 a small duty, which might go to help to 

 defray the cost of the highways they now 

 partly monopolize. There is hardly an 

 M.P. but knows in his heart of hearts 

 this would be equal justice with dog, 

 gun, game, and trap licences, one would 

 imagine; but they must pander to the 

 scorching crowd, or they might be in 

 danger of losing their seats. 



I may be an old-fashioned fool and 

 sceptical, but, candidly, I do often 

 harbour a great big doubt whether 



