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awkward matter, but . it may be done in this way, 

 perhaps : 



'This horse is too good for our work, and if we 

 keep him, some day we may have an accident with 

 him; it is as much as I can do to hold him some- 

 times, when I am out with the carriage, driving 

 the missus and the children. He can be sold now as 

 quiet in harness, and without fault ; but if kept till he 

 runs away, or kicks the carriage to pieces, he wiU sell 

 for next to nothing. Mr. A., I know, has a nice little 

 horse now, just suited to our work ; and his price is 

 not high — I chanced to hear from his groom the 

 other day what it would be.' 



Upon this B. calls on his friend, expressing his satis- 

 faction in every respect as to his horse and the 

 previous deal ; mentions that he understands from his 

 groom that he has another horse for sale, which will 

 be better adapted to his requirements, and accordingly 

 purchases No. 2. 



On this occasion, suppose A. does not come down 

 with a liberal douceur as on the previous one, much 

 to the disappointment of B.'s groom, who has, 

 however, probably got something from a purchaser 

 of his master's horse. Being annoyed at what he 

 considers want of gentlemanlike conduct, and dis- 

 appointed of his anticipated benefit from the trans- 

 action, B.'s groom looks upon A. as a person from 



