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were in any way on a par : the purchaser of the other s 

 horse saw well enough he was not made the most of, 

 saw his master was not at his ease on him, and only 

 waited for the chance he got of buying him, seeing 

 clearly enough that he was not in the right sort of 

 hands. Be content, my good sir, with a horse that 

 carries you well as you ride him, for, be assured, to 

 bo carried as the other is, depends not so much on 

 the horse (that is, we will suppose he is a good one) 

 as on the man who rides him. IS'ow, the horse sold 

 does not go to the satisfaction of his master ; why 

 was this ? he went pleasantly and comfortably enough 

 at first, but his rider very soon altered this ; he stood 

 in his stirrups, to a certain degree balancing himself 

 by the bridle ; his horse, who had been used to be 

 ridden in a different way, in his own defence bored 

 against the hands, nor can it be any wonder that he 

 did so, with such a fulcrum to pull against : he did so 

 in his own defence, thus throwing his whole weight 

 forwards, and going, as it were, in his shoulders. 

 Kow, how differently would this horse show pulled, 

 as it were, together, not permitted to go depending 



