i88 HARK FORRARDl 



' Well, sir, the truth is, I want to be 

 married to your head keeper's daughter.' 



'What, Phoebe?' 



'Yes, sir.' 



' Well, my good fellow, Turner is my keeper 

 certainly, but I have nothing whatever to do 

 with his daughter's matrimonial arrangements.' 

 ' She says that it all depends on you, sir, 

 whether we ever get married or not. I asked 

 Mr. Turner if he would let me marry her, and he 

 said that he had heard it said in the village 

 that I had pulled Eattrap round on purpose to 

 baulk your horse in the Grand National Hunt 

 Eace, and if he believes that I did, there is no 

 chance for me as long as he lives. And Phoebe 

 has made me come to London, because she says 

 that if you will be so kind as to say that you 

 would like us to be married, it won't matter 

 what anybody else says.' 



' All right, Wadding. I am coming down to 

 Eadbrook on Wednesday, as I want to see the 

 three foals that were dropped last week, and T 

 will put in a good word for you.' 



