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I now found myself under a peculiar embarrass- 

 ment, for I very much wanted to tell His Royal 

 Highness that I was doubtful about Escape being 

 quite fit to run, and that this was my only reason 

 for wishing His Royal Highness not to bet upon 

 him ; jmd yet I thought Escape might win without 

 being quite well to run ; therefore, if I made any 

 complaint about Escape's condition, and he should 

 afterwards win, I thought I should be represented 

 by some as mischievous. Those thoughts were 

 what made me so slow in trying to break my opi- 

 nion to His Royal Highness^ that I was doubtful 

 about Escape not being fit to run ; under these 

 impressions, 1 wished to be well timed in ac- 

 quainting Elis Royal Highness with my doubts 

 about Escape's fitness to run. Then His Royal 

 Highness turned so very short upon me at the 

 time I was going to make known my opinion ; I 

 became fearful that he was tired of hearing me ; 

 being conscious that I had been very often trou- 

 blesome on the like occasions ; that 1 immediately 

 became so very much vexed, that the strength of 



my 



