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'Were you indeed? I aement out here with a fellohich I must keep I could meet you at any other time, you know'

'You can co him by the arm

'Well;--not conveniently at this e it I am here at your mother's request, and can't afford to reo down to Carbury this afternoon Your friend can wait Co' His fire to shake his cousin off violently, and to go his way But as he returned he fortified himself with the remembrance of all the s,--remembered too certain sords which had passed between him and Marie Melmotte since the ball, and resolved that he would not be sat upon by Roger Carbury The tiht aler Carbury Nevertheless, he dreaded the words which were now to be spoken to hier, 'that you still keep hunters'

'I don't knohat she calls hunters I have one that I didn't part hen the others went'

'You have only one horse?'

'Well;--if you want to be exact, I have a hack as well as the horse I ride'

'And another up here in town?'

'Who told you that? No; I haven't At least there is one staying at some stables which, has been sent for me to look at'

'Who pays for all these horses?'

'At any rate I shall not ask you to pay for them'

'No;--you would be afraid to do that But you have no scruple in asking your h you should force her to come to me or to other friends for assistance You have squandered every shilling of your own, and now you are ruining her'

'That isn't true I have et it?'

'This is all very well Roger; but I don't know that you have any right to ask me these questions I have money If I buy a horse I can pay for it If I keep one or two I can pay for them Of course I owe a lot of ht, and you needn't frighten yourself'