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from the fact that they bounded about on their Cee-springs, with 

 the Doctor's animal tied on to the hand-horse. Poor old Vaga- 

 bond ! he never did another day's work, the ride finished him. 



All the Russells had 

 been at school there : 

 Lord Alexander, now 

 a full General and 

 C.B., was there with 

 me ; and Vagabond 

 had been a present 

 from the Duke of Bed- 



ford, John, sixth Duke, 

 grandfather of the 

 present and ninth 



Rode across the leaders.' 



Duke, who succeeded his cousin. When we arrived I was 

 .greeted with : ' Well, so you object to a caning, do you ? I 



