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thus standing at livery will cost more than the country animal. 

 Indeed, all round the expenses are higher, especially as a 

 more showy animal will probably be required for town work. 

 A brougham, as we have seen in a previous chapter, may be 

 anything, from a light specimen of the single variety drawn 

 by one horse to a sort of small chariot fitted with shafts for 

 a single horse or pole for a pair, as the case may be. Having 

 regard to economy, we will take the one-horse brougham, a 

 well-built specimen of which, to hold four at a pinch by 

 raising the small hinged seat in front, will cost about 150 

 guineas. The price of the harness will, of course, depend 

 upon its nature, whether silver, brass, leather-covered buckles, 

 or what not. What is regarded as London style is not neces- 

 sarily more expensive than country utility ; but perhaps we shall 

 do well to put down the harness at 12 guineas. It may be 

 that a 4<D/. horse will fulfil its owner's modest ambition and 

 answer all practical requirements ; we shall do wisely, how- 

 ever, in setting aside 80 guineas for the preliminary outlay, 

 amounting altogether for brougham, horse, and harness to 

 about 250 guineas. The wages of the London coachman, 

 who has to provide for himself out of his master's house, may 

 be put at ioo/. with livery a year, and the livery-stable-keeper's 

 bill for horse and carriage at 55/. ; the necessary charges for 

 repairs, shoeing, &c., may be averaged at 20 guineas. It there- 

 fore appears that the cost of a London equipage, neither ex- 

 travagantly nor parsimoniously bought and managed, amounts 

 to 250 guineas in the first instance, and to about 180 guineas 

 annually. Broughams of course vary in price according to 

 their nature. We have spoken of a serviceable ' family ' carriage, 

 but a miniature brougham may be had for from 90 guineas 

 to 1 60 guineas ; a segmental carriage for one horse to carry 

 three inside, from ioo guineas to 170 guineas; a double 

 brougham, still for one horse, to carry four, from 105 guineas to 

 190 guineas; and a pair-horse brougham on iron perch, with 

 C and under springs and leather braces, from 135 guineas to 

 240 guineas. 



