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factory accounts from his trainer as to Forti- 

 tude's well being, and in ten days from the 

 date of his accident he was able to begin slow 

 work again. The week before the Derby he 

 persuaded Mrs. Lancelot to come down to 

 Radbrook, as he was anxious to show Lina her 

 future home. Mother and daughter were both 

 charmed with the place, and all the neighbour- 

 ing families who came to call were most hearty 

 in their congratulations. Turner, the keeper, 

 whom of course Reginald made a point of 

 presenting to Lina, was fairly dumbfounded, and 

 stood with his mouth wide open for a long time. 

 When he did at last find his tongue, he said, 

 ' Boy goy, mester, I alius wor boog o' Rad- 

 breuke, bur noaw, oh dear, oi'm th' boogest as 

 iver I wor.' 



' What did he mean, Reggie ? ' said Lina 

 when they had left Turner. ' I couldn't under- 

 stand a word he said.' 



' I am not surprised at that ; he talks the 

 most delicious broad Derbyshire that ever was 

 heard. He simply meant to say that he had 



