AN HONEST MAN. 9 



are now offered; he trusts the gentleman is not a dealer, 

 or buying them for a dealer, as he most decidedly ob- 

 jects to do business with dealers ; not that he looks 

 like one, but they sometimes send gentlemen who are 

 good judges to buy horses for them, when they know 

 the seller has an objection to let his horses fall into their 

 hands. 



The victim feels to be worth a shilling a pound more 

 money ; he is flattered to think there is nothing green- 

 looking about him after all, and in the best of humours 

 he accepts a seat beside coper A 1 to the railway, and 

 he has then a further opportunity to see them " go." 

 " Great Western Railway " is the order to coper coachee, 

 and they are off. Every now and then the head of the 

 victim is popped from the window to see how they bend 

 their knees. Coper coachee is aware of this, and has 

 them well collected, and stepping like cats on a very hot 

 plate. 



" Splendid action, sir ; indeed I know of no fault, ex- 

 cept the near side one being a little hard in the mouth, 

 and that is not worth mentioning because easily reme- 

 died by buckling the reins on the lower bar but I make 

 it a principle when I do sell a horse, to call the atten- 

 tion of the buyer to every little fault, to prevent ulte- 

 rior unpleasantness," says coper A 1, lolling back in his 

 seat. 



This corroborates the little secret which the flat learnt 

 from the groom, and he is convinced now even if he 

 had any suspicion as to the respectability of the whole 



