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` That he shall n't ! ' exclaimed Caingey Thornton , Mr. Waffles 's premier toady , and constant trencherman . ` I 'll ride him ! ' rejoined Mr. Spareneck , jockeying his arms , and flourishing his whip as if he was at work , adding : ` his old brandy-nosed , frosty-whiskered trumpeter of a groom says he 's coming down by the five o'clock train . I vote we go and meet him -- invite him to a steeple-chase by moonlight . ' ` I vote we go and see him , at all events , ' observed Frank Hoppey , laying down his cue and putting on his coat , adding , ` I should like to see a man bold enough to beard a whole hunt -- especially such a hunt as _ ours _ . ' ` Finish the game first , ' observed Captain Macer , who had rather the best of it .