126 CONFESSIONS OF A HORSE DEALER. 



Gent. " These are the pair of horses she advertised 

 for sale, I suppose." 



Cbpar."Ye8, sir." 



Gent. "I suppose you have been driving them." 



Coper. " Yes, sir ; I have driven them for my poor 

 master for the last two years ; but Missus is only going 

 to keep a pony and phaeton in future, and so she has the 

 carriage horses for sale." 



Gent. " Are they quiet and sound ?" 



Coper. " Oh dear, yes ; my poor master was an ex- 

 cellent judge of horses ; he bought them at four years 

 old from the breeder. I trained them myself, and they 

 have never been in any other hands but ours." 



Gent. "Do you think 120 guineas would be the 

 lowest?" 



Coper. " Yes, sir ; I'm sure it would ; in fact, I ex- 

 pect a gentleman here every minute. I think he's a 

 horse-dealer ; he saw the horses yesterday at the rail- 

 way station, and promised to call here this morning and 

 look at them again." 



Gent, (considers). " Well, I'll take them at the price, 

 if you will allow me a week's trial." . 



Coper. " If you will wait until the other gentleman 

 has called, and if he does not buy them, I shall have no 

 objection to let you have them a few days, if you will 

 deposit the price of them ; for you see, sir, I'm a stranger 

 in London, and I want to be on the safe side." 



Gent. " Well, I'll take your word, and pay you for 

 them, if you will give me a warranty." 



