Next  day  a  riding-party  was  organized.  Mr.  Talboys
decided  in  his  mind  that  Kenealy  was  even  less  danger-
ous than  Hardie,  so  lent  him  the  quieter  of  his  two  nags,
and  rode  a  hot  rampageous  brute,  whose  very  name  was
Lucifer,  so  that  will  give  you  an  idea.  The  grooms  had
driven  him  with  a  kicking-strap  and  two  pair  of  reins ;
and  even  so,  were  reluctant  to  drive  him  at  all ;  but  his
steady  companion  had  balanced  him  a  bit,    Lucy  was  to


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ride  her  old  pony,  and  Mrs.  Bazalgette  the  new.  The
horses  came  to  the  door :  one  of  the  grooms  offered  to
put  Lucy  up.  Talboys  waved  him  loftily  back,  and  then,
strange  as  it  may  appear,  David,  for  the  first  time  in  his
life,  saw  a  gentleman  lift  a  lady  into  the  saddle.
