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'What's your name? he asked, by way of keeping the conversation going. 'Tom Ketling, said the boy, 'but they calls me "Tat" for short, because I used to hang about outside Tattersall's and run errands. I picked up most of my education there. There ain't many of 'em as can teach me anything. He broke off short in his confidences at the sound of a heavy shuffling footstep on the stairs.
With certain members of the hunt he books bets to a high amount; his face is not unknown at Tattersall's or at the race meetings. But he does not flourish the betting-book in the face of society. He bets and holds his tongue. Some folks have an ancient and foolish prejudice against betting; he respects sincere convictions.
Nobody is ever quite ruined, or quite has his fortune made." "I am very near the ruin," said Tom Daly. "I would struggle to hold on a little longer yet," said the other. "How many horses have you got here and at Ahaseragh?" "There are something over a dozen," said Tom. "There may be fifteen in all. I was thinking of sending a draught over to Tattersall's next week.
But still I had business, and very important business, too. I was summoned by Ponsonby to go with him to Tattersall's, to give my opinion about a horse he wishes to purchase, and then to attend him to Forest Wild to plead his cause with his uncle." "It appears, then, that you were retained," replied Lord B ; "may I ask you whether your friend gained his cause?"
But Dick Juniper held his tongue and sat down and twiddled his hat. "Where have you come from?" asked Georgina. "From the Brompton Road. I come down on a 'bus." "You've come from Tattersall's, young man!" said Amelia. "Then I just didn't!" But to tell the truth he had come from Tattersall's, and it might be difficult to follow up the workings of his mind and find out why he had told the lie.
"But you have not yet opened a banking-account in your own name." "I suppose you have a meaning, Mr. Redmain; but I am not in the habit of using cabs." "Then you had better get into the habit; for I swear to you, madam, if you don't fetch that girl home within the week, I will, next Monday, discharge your coachman, and send every horse in the stable to Tattersall's! Good morning."
As the head of the house, he felt that he ought to have been consulted, especially after taking the young man so publicly by the hand; "For they must have been seen together," he observed, "once at Tattersall's, and twice in the lobby of the House of Commons." His disapprobation was expressed, but apparently very little regarded.
"And I've given up everything everything and have broken off with my old habits and and things, you know and intend to lead a regular life and will never go to Tattersall's again; nor bet a shilling; nor touch another cigar if you like that is, if you don't like; for I love you so, Ethel I do, with all my heart I do!" "You are very generous and kind, Lord Farintosh," Ethel said.
And Sir Francis's coachman told the news to other gentlemen's coachmen, who carried it to their masters, and to the neighboring Tattersall's, where very gloomy anticipations were formed that Sir Francis Clavering was about to make a tour in the Levant.
"Take the ten half-crowns out in drinks, guv'nor, that's good enough. What do you say, guv'nor?" "What, ten half-crowns?" William answered angrily. "Haven't I shown you that the 'orse was backed at Tattersall's the day you made the bet at eight to one?" "Ten to one, guv'nor." "I've not time to go on talking.... You're interfering with my business. You must get out of my bar." "Who'll put me out?"