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here, and I know some good ones, sound, well- 

 bred, and up to a nice bit of weight, but I 

 think it will take us all our time to find ten 

 fit to take home.' 



' I don't mind how uneducated they are,' 

 said Reginald, ' if they are only true-made 

 ones. I don't care to buy them less than five 

 years old, as however brilliantly a four-year- 

 old may carry you, he is always either spring- 

 ing a curb or putting up a splint or some- 

 thing.' 



' I quite agree with you there,' said Danby. 

 ' Now look here ; your best plan will be. to 

 make my house your headquarters. I will make 

 out a list of the places where I know the best 

 horses are, and I will write to some of the 

 people w^ho are a long way off and tell them to 

 bring the horses over here. I know six or 

 eight that you are certain to buy. There is 

 one clinker called Independent ; he is such a 

 good 'un that they bar him at all the race 

 meetings within fifty miles of here, and Mad- 

 dox told me at Culpeper last court day that the 



