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carelessly�察   �and   Wildfire   made   it   even。   I   accommodated   him   by 

taking the horse�察�though it was against my will�察�for I¨d got an itch 

for a mare o¨ Jortin¨s!as rare a bit o¨ blood as ever you threw your 

leg across。 But I shall keep Wildfire�察�now I¨ve got him�察�though I¨d a 

bid of a hundred and fifty for him the other day�察�from a man over 

at Flitton!he¨s buying for Lord Cromleck!a fellow with a cast in 

his   eye�察  �and a   green   waistcoat。   But  I mean   to  stick   to  Wildfire�此  �I 

shan¨t   get   a   better   at   a   fence   in   a   hurry。   The   mare¨s   got   more 

blood�察�but she¨s a bit too weak in the hind´quarters。 ̄ 

    Bryce�察�of course�察�divined that Dunstan wanted to sell the horse�察�

and Dunstan knew that he divined it ��horse´dealing is only one of 

many   human   transactions   carried   on   in   this   ingenious   manner���察�

and   they   both   considered   that   the   bargain   was   in   its   first   stage�察�



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when   Bryce   replied   ironically!^I   wonder   at   that  now�察  �I   wonder 

you mean to keep him�察�for I never heard of a man who didn¨t want 

to sell his   horse   getting  a bid   of  half as much again   as   the  horse 

was worth。 You¨ll be lucky if you get a hundred。 ̄ 

    Keating      rode    up    now�察   �and    the    transaction      became      more 

complicated。 It ended in the purchase of the horse by Bryce for a 

hundred   and   twenty�察  �to   be   paid   on   the   delivery   of   Wildfire�察  �safe 

and sound�察�at the Batherley stables。 It did occur to Dunsey that it 

might   be   wise   for   him   to   give   up   the   day¨s   hunting�察  �proceed   at 

once   to   Batherley�察  �and�察  �having   waited   for   Bryce¨s   return�察  �hire   a 

horse   to   carry   him   home   with   the   money   in   his   pocket。   But   the 

inclination for a run�察�encouraged by confidence in his luck�察�and by 

a draught of brandy from his pocket´pistol at the conclusion of the 

bargain�察�was not easy to overcome�察�especially with a horse under 

him     that   would    take   the   fences    to   the  admiration      of  the  field。 

Dunstan�察  �however�察  �took   one   fence   too   many�察  �and   got   his   horse 

pierced   with   a   hedge´stake。   His   own   ill´favoured   person�察  �which 

was      quite    unmarketable�察       �escaped      without      injury�察   �but    poor 

Wildfire�察    �unconscious        of  his   price�察  �turned     on    his   flank�察  �and 

painfully panted his  last。   It  happened   that  Dunstan�察  �a short  time 

before�察    �having     had    to  get   down      to  arrange     his   stirrup�察   �had 

muttered       a  good    many     curses    at  this   interruption�察    �which     had 

thrown him in the rear of the hunt near the moment of glory�察�and 

under   this   exasperation   had   taken   the   fences   more   blindly。   He 

would   soon   have   been   up   with  the   hounds again�察  �when   the   fatal 

accident   happened�察  �and   hence   he   was   between   eager   riders   in 

advance�察  �not   troubling   themselves   about   what   happened   behind 

them�察�and far´off stragglers�察�who were as likely as not to pass quite 

aloof from the line of road in which Wildfire had fallen。 Dunstan�察�



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whose nature it was to care more for immediate annoyances than 

for   remote   consequences�察  �no   sooner   recovered   his   legs�察  �and   saw 

that it was all over with Wildfire�察�than he felt a satisfaction at the 

absence   of     witnesses     to  a  position    which    no   swaggering      could 

make   enviable。   Reinforcing   himself�察  �after   his   shake�察  �with   a   little 

brandy   and   much   swearing�察  �he   walked   as   fast   as   he   could   to   a 

coppice on his right hand�察�through which it occurred to him that 

he     could    make      his   way     to   Batherley      without      danger      of 

encountering  any  member  of  the   hunt。   His   first   intention   was   to 

hire a horse there and ride home forthwith�察�for to walk many miles 

without a gun in his hand and along an ordinary road was as much 

out  of  the   question   to  him   as   to   other   spirited   young  men   of   his 

kind。    He    did   not   much     mind    about    taking    the   bad    news    to 

Godfrey�察�for he had to offer him at the same time the resource of 

Marner¨s money�察  �and if   Godfrey   kicked�察  �as   he   always   did�察  �at   the 

notion     of  making   a    fresh   debt   from    which    he   himself    got   the 

smallest share of advantage�察�why�察�he wouldn¨t kick long�此�Dunstan 

felt   sure   he   could    worry    Godfrey      into  anything。     The    idea    of 

Marner¨s money kept growing in vividness�察�now the want of it had 

become immediate�察�the prospect of having to make his appearance 

with     the   muddy      boots   of   a  pedestrian      at  Batherley�察     �and   to 

encounter  the   grinning   queries   of   stablemen�察  �stood   unpleasantly 

in the way of his impatience to be back at Raveloe and carry out 

his felicitous plan�察�and a casual visitation of his waistcoat´pocket�察�

as he was ruminating�察�awakened   his  memory  to  the   fact  that  the 

two or three small coins his forefinger encountered there�察�were of 

too   pale   a   colour   to   cover   that   small   debt�察  �without   payment   of 

which the stable´keeper had declared he would never do any more 

business with Dunsey Cass。 After all�察�according to the direction in 



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which the run had brought him�察�he was not so very much farther 

from   home   than   he   was   from   Batherley�察  �but   Dunsey�察  �not   being 

remarkable for clearness of head�察�was only led to  this conclusion 

by    the   gradual     perception      that   there   were     other   reasons     for 

choosing the unprecedented course of walking home。 It  was now 

nearly   four   o¨clock�察  �and   a   mist   was   gathering�此  �the   sooner   he   got 

into the road the better。 He remembered having crossed the road 

and   seen   the   fingerpost   only   a   little   while   before   Wildfire   broke 

down�察�so�察�buttoning his coat�察�twisting the lash of his hunting´whip 

compactly   round   the   handle�察  �and   rapping   the   tops   of   his   boots 

with a self´possessed air�察�as if to assure himself that he was not at 

all   taken    by   surprise�察   �he   set  off   with   the   sense    that   he   was 

undertaking a remarkable feat of bodily exertion�察�which somehow 

and at some time he should be able to dress up and magnify to the 

admiration       of   a  select   circle   at  the   Rainbow。      When      a  young 

gentleman   like   Dunsey   is   reduced   to   so   exceptional   a         mode    of 

locomotion as walking�察�a whip in his hand is a desirable corrective 

to    a  too   bewildering       dreamy      sense    of   unwontedness        in   his 

position�察  �and   Dunstan�察  �as   he   went   along   through   the   gathering 

mist�察  �was   always   rapping   his   whip   somewhere。   It   was   Godfrey¨s 

whip�察�which he had chosen to take without leave because it had a 

gold   handle�察  �of   course   no   one   could   see�察  �when   Dunstan   held   it�察�

that  the   name Godfrey  Cass  was cut  in deep letters   on   that   gold 

handle!they   could   only   see   that   it   was   a   very   handsome   whip。 

Dunsey        was    not    without     fear    that    he   

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