“Hereyouare！Wanderer——thethirdfavourite！“shoutstheopener。
“Isay，justgivememyticket，please，“remonstratesTadpole。
“Hullo！don’tbeinahurry，“breaksinFlashman；“what’llyousellWandererfornow？“
“Idon’twanttosell，“rejoinsTadpole。
“Oh，don’tyou！Nowlisten，youyoungfool:youdon’tknowanythingaboutit；thehorseisnousetoyou。Hewon’twin，butIwanthimasahedge。Now，I’llgiveyouhalfacrownforhim。“Tadpoleholdsout，butbetweenthreatsandcajoleriesatlengthsellshalfforoneshillingandsixpence——aboutafifthofitsfairmarketvalue；however，heisgladtorealizeanything，and，ashewiselyremarks，“Wanderermayn’twin，andthetizzyissafeanyhow。“