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morning, see the horse do his work, go back to 

 the stable with him, and never leave him again 

 until I am on his back and on my way to the 

 post.' 



' Certainly I will do so,' said Keginald ; ' but 

 Tryall will think it a queerish business, won't 

 he?' ^ 



' If Tryall is straight he will only put it 

 down to great anxiety about the horse, and if 

 he is crooked it seems to me that it does not 

 matter the least bit in the world what he 

 thinks/ 



' Very well, Bowman, I will do it. Now come 

 and have some supper, and by the time you 

 have finished you ought to be starting for the 

 station again.' 



Supper over, and having got behind one of 

 Reginald Miller's big cigars. Bowman got into 

 his hansom and drove back to Bredford. 



' We will meet on the course on Wednes- 

 day morning, then,' said Reginald, as Bowman 

 drove away. 



Wednesday morning dawned, and a lovely 



