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They tell me that if you want to do anything on the Sunday the pull will be the other way." "I stand to lose over L20,000 already," said Silverbridge, almost frightened by the amount. "But how much are you on to win?" said Tifto. "I suppose you could sell your bets for L5,000 down." "I wish I knew how to do it," said Silverbridge.
Lord Glasslough too, and others joined them, and a good deal was said about the horse. "I never keep these things dark," said Tifto. "Of course he's an uncertain horse." "Most horses are," said Lupton. "Just so, Mr. Lupton. What I mean is, the Minister has got a bit of temper. But if he likes to do his best I don't think any three-year-old in England can get his nose past him."
Upon the whole I think I hate Jawstock worse than Tifto." Lady Mabel was content with her afternoon's work. When they had been at Matching before the Polpenno election, there had apparently been no friendship between them, at any rate no confidential friendship. Miss Boncassen had been there, and he had had neither ears nor eyes for any one else.
"Tifto says so." "Which at the present moment," asked Miss Boncassen, "is the greater favourite with the public, Madame Scholzdam or Coalheaver?" "Coalheaver is a horse, Miss Boncassen." "Oh, a horse!" "Perhaps I ought to say a colt." "Oh, a colt." "Do you suppose, Dolly, that Miss Boncassen doesn't know all that?" asked Silverbridge.
No doubt they had run away while Tifto still stood his ground; but he soon began to doubt whether to have run away with twenty thousand pounds was not better than to remain with such small plunder as had fallen to his lot, among such faces as those which now looked upon him!
Silverbridge when he had gone into a racing partnership with Tifto, and Gerald when he had played for money which he did not possess, had degraded themselves in his estimation. He would not have used such a word; but it was his feeling. They were less noble, less pure than they might have been, had they kept themselves free from such stain.
He had made some inquiry, and felt no doubt that a gigantic swindle had been perpetrated by Major Tifto and others. The swindle had been successful. Mr. Moreton had consulted certain gentlemen of high character versed in affairs of the turf. He mentioned Mr. Lupton among others, and had been assured that though the swindle was undoubted, the money had better be paid.
"Then why couldn't you let the horse alone?" "I was in their hands. And then you was so rough with me! So I said to myself I might as well do it; and I did it." "What do you want me to say? As far as my forgiveness goes, you have it!" "That's saying a great deal, my Lord, a great deal," said Tifto, now in tears. "But I ain't said it all yet. He's here; in London!" "Who's here?" "Green. He's here.
But you have evidence of what the Jockey Club thinks. The Master of our Hunt has been banished from racecourses." Here there was considerable opposition, and a few short but excited little dialogues were maintained; throughout all which Tifto restrained himself like a Spartan. "At any rate he has been thoroughly disgraced," continued Mr. Jawstock, "as a sporting man.
"My grief in the matter might soon be cured." "How shall I cure it? I will do anything to cure it." "Let Major Tifto and the horses go." "They are gone," said Silverbridge energetically, jumping from his chair as he spoke. "I will never own a horse again, or a part of a horse. I will have nothing more to do with races. You will believe me?" "I will believe anything that you tell me."
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