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Monkey Brand was before her, standing at the head of a now familiar chestnut pony, waiting, saddled, on the pillar-reins. "Is Mr. Silver down?" the girl asked, surprised. "Yes, Miss. Came late last night. Down for the week-end, I believe. He's goin' for a stretch before he looks at the 'orses," the little jockey informed her. "They're goin' to gallop Make-Way-There this morning."
There's the City against lights, there's the streets against darkness, there's the aliens, there's the aliens' shops, there's the Belgians, there's the British wives, there's the soldiers against the women, there's the women against the soldiers, there's the Peace Party, there's 'orses against croolty, there's a Cabinet Minister every now an' then; and now we've got these Conchies.
Paht ob dey eddications must a-been neglected ef dey gotter be tied up ter keep 'em whar yo' wants 'em fer ter stay at. Yo' need'n worry 'bout Shashai and Star. Dey's got sense." Dawson vouchsafed no reply. One must be tolerant with garrulous old niggers, but he'd keep an "hey on them 'orses" all the same.
"No," repeated the old man, again sucking at his pipe, and this time blowing out a lot of smoke; "I don't see as much happiness about, not the same look on the faces. 'T isn't likely. See these 'ere motorcars, too; they say 'orses is goin' out"; and, as if dumbfounded at his own conclusion, he sat silent for some time, engaged in the lighting and relighting of his pipe.
I have backed 'orses that 'as been tried to win with two stone more on their backs than they had to carry, but just because I was on them they didn't win. I don't know how many half-crowns I've had on first favourites. Then I tried the second favourites, but they gave way to outsiders or the first favourites when I took to backing them.
"You promised, and you never broke your word." "I pwomised, and I never break my word," said Diana. "Yes, Orion, yes; we is going away." "I declare," said Aunt Sarah, "I believe it would be the right thing to do. It would kill me if you was killed, missy and them 'orses!" "They is darlin's," interrupted Diana. "Well, go to sleep now, and I'll fetch some supper," said Aunt Sarah.
But Ralph declined to take money at the present moment, endeavouring to awe the breeches-maker back into sobriety by his manner. Neefit did put up his cheque-book, but was not awed back into perfect sobriety. "Come to me, when you want it, and you shall have it, Captain. Don't let that chap as 'as the 'orses be any way disagreeable. You tell him he can have it all when he wants it.
"A sound of carts and 'orses there was, and a sound of cabs and omnibuses, and then a lot of whistling, shrill whistles, whistles that froze 'is marrer. And directly the whistles began things begun to show, people in the streets 'urrying, people in the 'ouses and shops busying themselves, moty cars in the streets, a sort of moonlight in all the lamps and winders.
"On account of Leopold Rothschild," said the Demon; "he's pretty near as rich, if the truth was known won a pile over the City and Sub. Pity you weren't there; might have had a bit on." "I have never seen the City," Esther replied innocently. "Never seen the City and Sub!... I was up, had a lot in hand, so I came away from my 'orses the moment I got into the dip.
If any of you has got twenty-five pahnd abaht him if you've got even a tenner why, you've only got ten bob well, you can't exactly have a gamble for ten bob, but you can 'ave a bit o' fun, anyway. If you take my advice it's 'ere on this bit o' paper you can 'ave it for a bob I can give you three 'orses that'll turn your ten bob into a tenner see? Some people tell you Tetratema's going to win."
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