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He 's done nothing but go uppards and down ` ards all his life , and he must know how long it takes by now , must n't he ? '' `` Yes , I suppose so , '' I said . `` Of course he do , my lad . He knows just where his orf forefoot ought to be at one o'clock , and his near hind-foot at two . Why , he goes like clockwork . I just winds him up once with a bit o ' corn and a drink o ' water , starts him , and there 's his old legs go tick-tack , tick-tack , and his head swinging like a pendulow . Use ` is secon ' natur ' , and all I 've got to do is to tie up the reins to the fore ladder and go to sleep if I like , for he knows his way as well as a Christian .