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in the second he would have done the same , and murmured , `` Queer old cad ! '' Surprised , therefore , he was not , at the boy 's untimely apparition ; but his eyes dwelt on him with a mild wonder , while his lips dropped but one word : `` Amber-Amulet ? '' Amber-Amulet was a colt of the most marvelous promise at the Royallieu establishment , looked on to win the next Clearwell , Guineas , and Derby as a certainty . An accident to the young chestnut was the only thing that suggested itself as of possibly sufficient importance to make his brother wait for him at five o'clock on a June morning . Berkeley looked up confusedly , impatiently : `` You are never thinking but of horses or women , '' he said peevishly ; `` there may be others things in the world , surely . '' `` Indisputably there are other things in the world , dear boy ; but none so much to my taste , '' said Cecil composedly , stretching himself with a yawn . `` With every regard to hospitality and the charms of your society , might I hint that five o'clock in the morning is not precisely the most suitable hour for social visits and ethical questions ? ''