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He found his special friend, Dolly Longestaffe, standing on the steps with a cigar in hisvacantly at the dull brick house opposite 'Going to dine here, Dolly?' said Sir Felix

'I suppose I shall, because it's such a lot of trouble to go anywhere else I' hoe! I don't kno fellows do that kind of thing I can't'

'Going to hunt to-oing to hunt every day last week, but et s are done in such a beastly way Why shouldn't fellows begin to hunt at two or three, so that a fellow needn't get up in the ht, Dolly'

'It isn't et myself to Euston Square by nine I don't think that fellow ofup himself He says he comes in and wakes ot at Leighton, Dolly?'

'How many? There were five, but I think that fellon there sold one; but then I think he bought another I know he did so'

'Who rides them?'

'He does, I suppose That is, of course, I ride theet down So two of theht I think he tipped that fellow ofto do I'd ask him, only I know he'd say that I had lent theht, you know'

'You and Grasslough were never pals'

'I don't like hiives himself airs because he is a lord, and is devilish ill-natured I don't knohy he should want to ride my horses'

'To save his own'

'He isn't hard up Why doesn't he have his own horses? I'll tell you what, Carbury, I've , and, by Jove, I'll stick to it I never will lend a horse again to anybody If felloant horses let theot any o tick I don't think I've paid for any of ht this season There was somebody here yesterday--'