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neighbours, and fortunately their greatest 

 friends. A drive of twenty minutes behind the 

 flying Maryland brought them to the house, 

 just as the sun sank behind the blue mountains. 



' By the way, Harry,' said Ray, after he haid 

 introduced the two visitors, ' should you care to 

 sell Vermont ? ' 



^ Depends on the price,' said Howson. ' I 

 will sell him, as I have a lot of younger horses 

 coming on. In fact I was counting up the stock 

 yesterday, and I find that I have no less tian 

 thirty-seven horses of sorts on the place, and 

 I'll be hanged if they are half as profitable as 

 cattle ! ' 



' Let's have him out,' said Ray Danby ; 

 ' there is just light enough to put him over 

 those two flights of rails.' 



' Certainly ! ' said Howson. 



The trio then adjourned to the stable, where 

 they found the groom just about to turn 

 Vermont out for the night. 



For the benefit of those readers who have 

 never been in Virginia, we may tell them that 



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