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Ij should, very much, if I were certain the result would be 

 efiective and satisfactory. 



" You'd better," says Cazell, who expects to see an acci- 

 dent, and thinks it funny. 



Happy Thought. — Chalvey can try himself. I can quite 

 sufficiently judge of him by that. 



Chalvey does try him. Murgle holds a broom, then an 

 umbrella, and Chalvey (who actually rides him bare backed !) 

 takes him over both. Canters, trots, walks, jumps him over 

 a hurdle. All most satisfactory. The Cob is very clever, and 

 will be most useful. 



He appears to go so easily over the hurdle and the other 

 things, that I am very nearly trying him myself. But I defer 

 the experiment. I feel somehow that when I've bought and 

 paid for him, and have acquired a right to ride him, that 

 there'll be less chance of my coming off, I don't know why 

 I think this, but so it is. Possession is nine points of stay- 

 ing in the saddle. 



Happy Thought. — Now for harness. 



Murgle says, coughing, that, " Unfortintely the trap 'as 

 gone to be mended that wery afternoon, and won't be back 

 afur night." 



Will Chalvey leave the Cob ? 



No, he can't : very sorry, but he can't. He's off to Sussex 

 this evening, and if Mr. Applethwaite don't have him, he 

 knows a party near Lewes asli give double the money for 

 hi in. 



