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"You can turn if you unhitch your string-horses," said the coachman

"It is much easier for you to turn than for us," said Winterborne

"We've five tons of timber on these wheels if we've an ounce"

"But I've another carriage with luggage at ument "But even with

that," he said, "you can back better than we And you ought to, for

you could hear our bells half a hts"

"We couldn't, because of the fog"

"Well, our tihtily "You are

only going to sohborhood, while we are going straight to Italy"

"Driving all the way, I suppose," said Winterborne, sarcastically

The argument continued in these tere inquired as the matter It was a lady's

She was briefly informed of the timber people's obstinacy; and then

Giles could hear her telling the footman to direct the tie was brought, and Winterborne sent the bearer back to say

that he begged the lady's pardon, but that he could not do as she

requested; that though he would not assert it to be iht difficulty to her party to