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« don't think he will." Mr. W. Lake directly 

 said, " Why don't you think he will ? You know 

 " he ran a good horse in his trial, for you rode 

 " him." I answered, " Yes, Sir, I rode him, 

 " but I don't know that he ran a good horse.'* 

 Mr. Lake then replied with much warmth, " Yes, 

 " you do know that he ran a good horse, for he 

 " was not beaten more than half a length — he 

 " was not beaten a length." I replied with asto- 

 nishment, " Not a length. Sir!'' — " No !" said 

 Mr. Lake, " he was beaten very little more than 

 *' a length — he was not beaten a length and a 

 " half." 



Mr. W. Lake now clearly shewed to me a wish 

 to disguise the truth, and spoke with such 

 warmth that I thought His Royal Highness ap- 

 peared much disturbed. I therefore thought it 

 most proper for me to bow and quit the room, 

 which I did, thinking to have an opportunity of 

 informing His Royal Highness, before I rode 

 Traveller, how he ran on his trial. When upon 

 the course I saw His Royal Highness on horse- 

 back. 



