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Nevertheless , it was possible that I might sell the horse very advantageously , and by so doing , obtain a fund sufficient to enable me to execute some grand enterprise or other . My present way of life afforded no prospect of support , whereas the purchase of the horse did afford a possibility of bettering my condition , so , after all , had I not done right in consenting to purchase the horse ? The purchase was to be made with another person 's property it is true , and I did not exactly like the idea of speculating with another person 's property , but Mr. Petulengro had thrust his money upon me , and if I lost his money , he could have no one but himself to blame ; so I persuaded myself that I had upon the whole done right , and having come to that persuasion I soon began to enjoy the idea of finding myself on horseback again , and figured to myself all kinds of strange adventures which I should meet with on the roads before the horse and I should part company . I saw nothing more of Mr. Petulengro that evening -- on the morrow , however , he came and informed me that he had secured the horse for me , and that I was to go and pay for it at noon . At the hour appointed , therefore , I went with Mr. Petulengro and Tawno to the public , where , as before , there was a crowd of company . The landlord received us in the bar with marks of much satisfaction and esteem , made us sit down , and treated us with some excellent mild draught ale . `` Who do you think has been here this morning ? ''