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horse was a white elephant to him now, and 

 that he would sell him for one hundred and 

 fifty dollars ; that's thirty pounds, you know. He 

 is very cheap at a hundred pounds in England ; 

 he tells me he is a beautiful natural jumper.' 



' I say,' said Reginald, ' that sounds all 

 right. I am quite anxious to see him.' 



' Well,' said Danby, ' if you don't like him, 

 when you do see him, I shall be very much 

 surprised indeed.' 



' Now look here, you two horse-copers,' broke 

 in Acton, ' I know exactly how it will be. We 

 shall have horse for breakfast, horse for lunch, 

 and horse for dinner, all day and every day, 

 now that you have got together, and it will 

 serve you both jolly well right if you have it at 

 night too, only it will be " mare " then.' 



' I say,' said Reginald, ' have you got any 

 foxes here? ' 



' Yes, indeed, two kinds. The grey fox is a 

 miserable brute though, you can't make him 

 face the open ; in fact he rings infinitely worse 

 than a bad hare. Now and then we get on to 



