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to win a million of money if he were handicapped in the race at seven stone; and Silver Braid, who had

royed, so long as those delicate fore-legs remained sound. These were the ethics that obtained at Woodview, and within the last few days showed signs of adoption by the little town and not a few of the farmers, grown tired of seeing their crops rotting on the hill-sides. The fever of the gamble was in eruption, breaking out in unexpected p

o produce such a mass of adipose tissue. Then the Gaffer had the boy upstairs and administered to him a huge dose of salts, seeing him swallow every drop; and when the effects of the medicine had worn off he was sent for a walk to Portslade in two large overcoats, and was accompanied b

get the flesh off in the old days w

hadn't been so greedy he wouldn't have had to sweat, and

ed a new perspiration; "I haven't had what you might call a dinne

I was to pass the warming-pan down these 'ere sheets. What do

ke, Mr. Leopold, don't let him come near me with the warming-

d; "if you don't do what you are told, you'll have to

hem sheets 'e'll dry u

n't; I'm

have a nice cut of mutton when

ch? Two

ds on how much has come off, and 'aving once g

In my time a boy's feelings weren't considere

ith compliments regarding his horsemanship in the Ci

dles, you are

bed like that! Can't yer 'old him? Burning you! I never

'ot as the bloody fire

'eard it with my own ears," said Mr. Leopold. "Come, now, do yer want to ride the crack at Goodwo

off jest like butter," said the boy, rolling out of the way of the pan. "I know

the pan was withdrawn. But when the boy was got into the scale again it was found that he was not yet nearly the right weight, and the Gaffer or

expression. It began to be whispered that instead of hedging any part of his money he would stand it a

d wins, Woodview will see very little more of Mr. Leopold. He'll be for