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thought very nice of her, though I was cer- 

 tainly in no way to blame, if blame there were 

 attaching to any one ; but, then, when their 

 husbands 9.re damaged, wives are not always 

 logical. 



" It's just as well to find out what the horse 

 is without having any harm done," she said. 

 " I never quite liked him, in spite of his good 

 looks ; but Herbert was so enthusiastic about 

 the way he went at Selwood. I'm sure he 

 behaved like a perfect brute to-day. He would 

 not stand still for a moment, and then, after 

 giving Herbert a lot of trouble, he bolted and 

 came down at a fence. It frightened me dread- 

 fully ; but there's no harm done beyond a bit of 

 a sprain, and when he's quite well again, I shall 

 tell him that it served him right," she gently 

 added. 



Ethel smiled sympathy on all, and Green- 

 wood expressed himself fit to go and dress 

 for dinner, once more declaring his satisfac- 

 tion at the circumstance that I had made the 

 innocent mistake of getting into the wrong 

 saddle. 



Even the Pontet Canet could not revive the 

 sentiments that had been uttered the night 

 before. Greenwood confessed that he was sadly 

 disappointed; and at Tattersall's shortly after- 



