CH. XII STABLE-SHUTTERS 255 



where the coachman can easily reach it after he is in 

 his seat. It should not be put in the whip-socket ; 

 the ceiling of a coach-house is rarely high enough to 

 permit it, without bending or breaking the whip. 



Fig. 127. 



In driving from the stable to the place of starting, 

 the stable-shutters should be up, that is, closed. 



In a public-coach they should be let down upon 

 arriving at the place of starting. There is a differ- 

 ence of opinion as to whether they should be opened 



