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`` I will ride all night to make it up , '' I suggested . `` Never mind , my boy , '' he replied , `` you deserve a little holiday ; you need not leave Annapolis until nightfall , and Kent the following night , which will give you a chance to see your mother again . There , I hope this little minx will give me some peace now . '' The treaty was quickly sealed by a kiss , and Mistress Polly ran off to give the order for the coach-and-four , for the races began at one o'clock and the course was a short distance out of the city . There soon came a clatter of hoofs , a rattle , a slam and a bang , a whoaing , a yelling , and a confusion of noises . `` They have put the colts in , '' cried Mistress Betsy with glee , and Mistress Polly was at the door crying , `` Come on . '' `` Great Jove ! ''