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"It seems a deal," I said "I could walk it in much less ti his nose; "it do seem a

deal, five hours--two mile an hour; but a horse is a boss, and you can't

else out of him till he's dead I've been to market with

him hunderds upon hunderds of times, and he says it's five hours' work,

and he takes five hours to do it in; no et him up sooner if I used the whip; but hoould you like any

one to use a whip on you when you was picking apples or counting baskets

of strawbys into a wan?"

"Not at all," I said, laughing

"Well, then, what call is there to use it on a boss? He knohat he

can do, and he doos it"

"Has Mr Browns?" he said correctively "Oh, yes!

ages I don't kno long He had hio He's done nothing but go uppards and

down'ards all his life, and heit takes by now,

mustn't he?"

"Yes, I suppose so," I said

"Of course he do, ht to