crown，occasionallyassistedme，thoughhewastoomuchoccupiedbythehorsesofothergueststodevoteanylengthoftimetotheserviceofmine；hemorethanoncerepeatedtomehisfirmconvictionthathimselfandpartnerscouldaffordtooffermesummutforthehorse；andatalaterhourwhen，incompliancewithhisinvitation，Itookaglassofsummutwithhimselfandpartners，inalittleroomsurroundedwithcorn—chests，onwhichwesat，bothhimselfandpartnersendeavouredtoimpressuponme，chieflybymeansofnodsandwinks，theirconvictionthattheycouldaffordtogivemesummutforthehorse，providedIweredisposedtosellhim；
inreturnforwhichintimation，withasmanynodsandwinksastheyhadallcollectivelyused，IendeavouredtoimpressuponthemmyconvictionthatIcouldgetsummuthandsomerinthefairthantheymightbedisposedtoofferme，seeingashow—whichhowIfollowedbyawinkandanod，whichtheyseemedperfectlytounderstand，oneortwoofthemdeclaringthatifthecasewasso，itmadeagreatdealofdifference，andthattheydidnotwishtobeanyhindrancetome，moreparticularlyasitwasquiteclearIhadbeenanostlerlikethemselves。
ItwaslateatnightwhenIbegantothinkofretiringtorest。OninquiringiftherewasanyplaceinwhichIcouldsleep，Iwasinformedthattherewasabedatmyservice，providedIchosetosleepinatwo—beddedroom，oneofthebedsofwhichwasengagedbyanothergentleman。Iexpressedmysatisfactionatthisarrangement，andwasconductedbyamaid—servantupmanypairsofstairstoagarret，inwhichweretwosmallbeds，inoneofwhichshegavemetounderstandanothergentlemanslept；hehad，however，notyetretiredtorest；Iaskedwhohewas，butthemaid—servantcouldgivemenoinformationabouthim，savethathewasahighlyrespectablegentleman，andafriendofhermaster’s。
Presently，biddingmegoodnight，sheleftmewithacandle；
andI，havingundressedmyselfandextinguishedthelight，wenttobed。Notwithstandingthenoiseswhichsoundedfromeverypartofthehouse，Iwasnotslowinfallingasleep，beingthoroughlytired。IknownothowlongImighthavebeeninbed，perhapstwohours，whenIwaspartiallyawakenedbyalightshininguponmyface，whereupon，unclosingmyeyes，Iperceivedthefigureofaman，withacandleinonehand，staringatmyface，whilstwiththeotherhand，heheldbackthecurtainofthebed。AsIhavesaidbefore，Iwasonlypartiallyawakened，mypowerofconceptionwasconsequentlyveryconfused；itappearedtome，however，thatthemanwasdressedinagreencoat；thathehadcurlybrownorblackhair，andthattherewassomethingpeculiarinhislook。JustasIwasbeginningtorecollectmyself，thecurtaindropped，andIheard，orthoughtIheard，avoicesay，\"Don’tknowthecove。\"Thentherewasarustlinglikeapersonundressing，whereuponbeingsatisfiedthatitwasmyfellow—lodger，Idroppedasleep，butwasawakenedagainbyakindofheavyplungeupontheotherbed，whichcausedittorockandcreak，whenIobservedthatthelighthadbeenextinguished，probablyblownout，ifImightjudgefromaratherdisagreeablesmellofburntwickwhichremainedintheroom，andwhichkeptmeawaketillIheardmycompanionbreathinghard，when，turningontheotherside，Iwasagainoncemorespeedilyinthearmsofslumber。
CHAPTERXXXVII
HorncastleFair。
IThadbeenmyintentiontobeupanddoingearlyonthefollowingmorning，butmyslumbersprovedsoprofound，thatI
didnotwakeuntilabouteight；onarising，Iagainfoundmyselfthesoleoccupantoftheapartment，mymorealertcompanionhavingprobablyrisenatamuchearlierhour。
Havingdressedmyself，Idescended，andgoingtothestable，foundmyhorseunderthehandsofmyfriendtheostler，whowascarefullyrubbinghimdown。\"Therea’n’tabetterhorseinthefair，\"saidhetome，\"andasyouareoneofus，andappeartobeallright，I’llgiveyouapieceofadvice—
don’ttakelessthanahundredandfiftyforhim；ifyoumindyourhits，youmaygetit，forIhaveknowntwohundredgiveninthisfairforonenobetter，ifsogood。\"\"Well，\"saidI，\"thankyouforyouradvice，whichIwilltake，and，ifsuccessful，willgiveyou’summut’handsome。\"\"Thankyou，\"
saidtheostler；\"andnowletmeaskwhetheryouareuptoallthewaysofthishereplace？\"\"Ihaveneverbeenherebefore，\"saidI，\"butIhaveapairoftolerablysharpeyesinmyhead。\"\"ThatIseeyouhave，\"saidtheostler，\"butmanyabody，withassharpapairofeyesasyourn，haslosthishorseinthisfair，forwantofhavingbeenherebefore，therefore，\"saidhe，\"I’llgiveyouacautionortwo。\"
Thereupontheostlerproceededtogivemeatleasthalfadozencautions，onlytwoofwhichIshallrelatetothereader：—thefirst，nottostoptolistentowhatanychancecustomermighthavetosay；andthelast—theoneonwhichheappearedtolaymoststress—bynomannerofmeanstopermitaYorkshiremantogetupintothesaddle，\"for，\"saidhe，\"ifyoudo，itisthreetoonethatheridesoffwiththehorse；hecan’thelpit；trustacatamongstcream，butnevertrustaYorkshiremanonthesaddleofagoodhorse；by—the—
by，\"hecontinued，\"thatsaddleofyoursisnotaparticularlygoodone，nomoreisthebridle。Itellyouwhat，asyouseemadecentkindofayoungchap，I’lllendyouasaddleandbridleofmymaster’s，almostbrannew；hewon’tobject，Iknow，asyouareafriendofhis，onlyyoumustnotforgetyourpromisetocomedownwithsummuthandsomeafteryouhavesoldtheanimal。\"
AfteraslightbreakfastImountedthehorse，which，deckedoutinhisborrowedfinery，reallylookedbetterbyalargesumofmoneythanonanyformeroccasion。Makingmywayoutoftheyardoftheinn，Iwasinstantlyintheprincipalstreetofthetown，upanddownwhichanimmensenumberofhorseswerebeingexhibited，someled，andotherswithriders。\"Awonderfulsmallquantityofgoodhorsesinthefairthistime！\"Iheardastoutjockey—lookingindividualsay，whowasstaringupthestreetwithhissidetowardsme。
\"Halloo，youngfellow！\"saidhe，afewmomentsafterIhadpassed，\"whosehorseisthat？Stop！Iwanttolookathim！\"
Thoughconfidentthathewasaddressinghimselftome，Itooknonotice，rememberingtheadviceoftheostler，andproceededupthestreet。Myhorsepossessedagoodwalkingstep；butwalking，asthereaderknows，wasnothisbestpace，whichwasthelongtrot，atwhichIcouldnotwellexercisehiminthestreet，onaccountofthecrowdofmenandanimals；however，ashewalkedalong，Icouldeasilyperceivethatheattractednoslightattentionamongstthosewho，bytheirjockeydressandgeneralappearance，Iimaginedtobeconnoisseurs；Iheardvariouscallstostop，tononeofwhichIpaidtheslightestattention。InafewminutesI
foundmyselfoutofthetown，when，turningroundforthepurposeofreturning，IfoundIhadbeenfollowedbyseveraloftheconnoisseur—lookingindividuals，whomIhadobservedinthefair。\"Nowwouldbethetimeforadisplay，\"thoughtI；andlookingaroundmeIobservedtwofive—barredgates，oneoneachsideoftheroad，andfrontingeachother。
Turningmyhorse’sheadtoone，Ipressedmyheelstohissides，loosenedthereins，andgaveanencouragingcry，whereupontheanimalclearedthegateinatwinkling。Beforehehadadvancedtenyardsinthefieldtowhichthegateopened，Ihadturnedhimround，andagaingivinghimcryandrein，Icausedhimtoleapbackagainintotheroad，andstillallowinghimhead，Imadehimleaptheothergate；andforthwithturninghimround，Icausedhimtoleaponcemoreintotheroad，wherehestoodproudlytossinghishead，asmuchastosay，\"Whatmore？\"\"Afinehorse！acapitalhorse！\"saidseveraloftheconnoisseurs。\"Whatdoyouaskforhim？\"\"Toomuchforanyofyoutopay，\"saidI。\"A
horselikethisisintendedforotherkindofcustomersthananyofyou。\"\"Howdoyouknowthat？\"saidone；theverysamepersonwhomIhadheardcomplaininginthestreetofthepaucityofgoodhorsesinthefair。\"Come，letusknowwhatyouaskforhim？\"\"Ahundredandfiftypounds！\"saidI；
\"neithermorenorless。\"\"Doyoucallthatagreatprice？\"
saidtheman。\"Why，Ithoughtyouwouldhaveaskeddoublethatamount！Youdoyourselfinjustice，youngman。\"
\"PerhapsIdo，\"saidI，\"butthat’smyaffair；Idonotchoosetotakemore。\"\"Iwishyouwouldletmegetintothesaddle，\"saidtheman；\"thehorseknowsyou，andthereforeshowstomoreadvantage；butIshouldliketoseehowhewouldmoveunderme，whoamastranger。Willyouletmegetintothesaddle，youngman？\"\"No，\"saidI；\"Iwillnotletyougetintothesaddle。\"\"Whynot？\"saidtheman。\"LestyoushouldbeaYorkshireman，\"saidI；\"andshouldrunawaywiththehorse。\"\"Yorkshire？\"saidtheman；\"IamfromSuffolk；sillySuffolk—soyouneednotbeafraidofmyrunningawaywiththehorse。\"\"Oh！ifthat’sthecase，\"saidI，\"Ishouldbeafraidthatthehorsewouldrunawaywithyou；soIwillbynomeansletyoumount。\"\"Willyouletmelookinhismouth？\"saidtheman。\"Ifyouplease，\"saidI；
\"butItellyou，he’sapttobite。\"\"Hecanscarcelybeaworsebitethanhismaster，\"saidtheman，lookingintothehorse’smouth；\"he’sfouroff。Isay，youngman，willyouwarrantthishorse？\"\"No，\"saidI；\"Ineverwarranthorses；
thehorsesthatIridecanalwayswarrantthemselves。\"\"I
wishyouwouldletmespeakawordtoyou，\"saidhe。\"Justcomeaside。It’sanicehorse，\"saidhe，inahalfwhisper，afterIhadriddenafewpacesasidewithhim。\"It’sanicehorse，\"saidhe，placinghishanduponthepommelofthesaddle，andlookingupinmyface，\"andIthinkIcanfindyouacustomer。Ifyouwouldtakeahundred，Ithinkmylordwouldpurchaseit，forhehassentmeaboutthefairtolookhimupahorse，bywhichhecouldhopetomakeanhonestpenny。\"\"Well，\"saidI，\"andcouldhenotmakeanhonestpenny，andyetgivemethepriceIask？\"\"Why，\"saidthego—
between，\"ahundredandfiftypoundsisasmuchastheanimalisworth，ornearlyso；andmylord，doyousee—\"\"Iseenoreasonatall，\"saidI，\"whyIshouldselltheanimalforlessthanheisworth，inorderthathislordshipmaybebenefitedbyhim；sothatifhislordshipwantstomakeanhonestpenny，hemustfindsomepersonwhowouldconsiderthedisadvantageofsellinghimahorseforlessthanitisworth，ascounterbalancedbythehonourofdealingwithalord，whichIshouldneverdo；butIcan’tbewastingmytimehere。Iamgoingbacktothe—，where，ifyou，oranyperson，aredesirousofpurchasingthehorse，youmustcomewithinthenexthalfhour，orIshallprobablynotfeeldisposedtosellhimatall。\"\"Anotherword，youngman，\"
saidthejockey；butwithoutstayingtohearwhathehadtosay，Iputthehorsetohisbesttrot，andre—enteringthetown，andthreadingmywayaswellasIcouldthroughthepress，Ireturnedtotheyardoftheinn，where，dismounting，Istoodstill，holdingthehorsebythebridle。
Ihadbeenstandinginthismanneraboutfiveminutes，whenI
sawthejockeyentertheyard，accompaniedbyanotherindividual。Theyadvanceddirectlytowardsme。\"Hereismylordcometolookatthehorse，youngman，\"saidthejockey。
Mylord，asthejockeycalledhim，wasatallfigure，ofaboutfive—and—thirty。Hehadonhisheadahatsomewhatrusty，andonhisbackasurtoutofbluerathertheworseforwear。Hisforehead，ifnothigh，wasexceedinglynarrow；hiseyeswerebrown，witharat—likeglareinthem；thenosewasratherlong，andthemouthverywide；thecheek—boneshigh，andthecheeks，astohueandconsistency，exhibitingverymuchtheappearanceofawitheredredapple；therewasagauntexpressionofhungerinthewholecountenance。Hehadscarcelyglancedatthehorse，whendrawinginhischeeks，hethrustouthislipsverymuchafterthemannerofababoon，whenheseesapieceofsugarheldouttowardshim。\"Isthishorseyours？\"saidhe，suddenlyturningtowardsme，withakindofsmirk。\"It’smyhorse，\"saidI；\"areyouthepersonwhowishestomakeanhonestpennybyit？\"\"How！\"saidhe，drawinguphisheadwithaveryconsequentiallook，andspeakingwithaveryhaughtytone，\"whatdoyoumean？\"Welookedateachotherfullintheface；afterafewmoments，themusclesofthemouthofhimofthehungrylookbegantomoveviolently，thefacewaspuckeredintoinnumerablewrinkles，andtheeyesbecamehalfclosed。\"Well，\"saidI，\"haveyoueverseenmebefore？Isupposeyouareaskingyourselfthatquestion。\"\"Excuseme，sir，\"saidhe，droppinghisloftylook，andspeakinginaverysubduedandciviltone，\"Ihaveneverhadthehonourofseeingyoubefore，thatis\"—saidhe，slightlyglancingatmeagain，andagainmovingthemusclesofhismouth，\"no，Ihaveneverseenyoubefore，\"headded，makingmeabow。\"Ihaveneverhadthatpleasure；mybusinesswithyou，atpresent，istoinquirethelowestpriceyouarewillingtotakeforthishorse。Myagenthereinformsmethatyouaskonehundredandfiftypounds，whichIcannotthinkofgiving—thehorseisashowyhorse，butlook，mydearsir，hehasadefecthere，andthereinhisnearforelegIobservesomethingwhichlooksverylikeasplint—yes，uponmycredit，\"saidhe，touchingtheanimal，\"hehasasplint，orsomethingwhichwillendinone。
Ahundredandfiftypounds，sir！whatcouldhaveinducedyouevertoaskanythinglikethatforthisanimal？Iprotestthat，inmytime，Ihavefrequentlyboughtabetterfor—
Whoareyou，sir？Iamintreatyforthishorse，\"saidhetoamanwhohadcomeupwhilsthewastalking，andwasnowlookingintothehorse’smouth。\"WhoamI？\"saidtheman，stilllookingintothehorse’smouth；\"whoamI？hislordshipasksme。Ah，Isee，closeonfive，\"saidhe，releasingthehorse’sjaws，andlookingatme。Thisnewcornerwasathin，wiry—madeindividual，withwirycurlingbrownhair；hisfacewasdark，andworeanarchandsomewhatroguishexpression；
upononeofhiseyeswasakindofspeckorbeam；hemightbeaboutforty，woreagreenjockeycoat，andheldinhishandablackridingwhip，withaknobofsilverwire。AsIgazeduponhiscountenance，itbroughtpowerfullytomymindthefacewhich，bythelightofthecandle，Ihadseenstaringovermeontheprecedingnight，whenlyinginbedandhalfasleep。Closebesidehim，andseeminglyinhiscompany，stoodanexceedinglytallfigure，thatofayouth，seeminglyaboutone—and—twenty，dressedinahandsomeridingdress，andwearingonhisheadasingularhat，greenincolour，andwithaveryhighpeak。\"Whatdoyouaskforthishorse？\"saidheofthegreencoat，winkingatmewiththeeyewhichhadabeaminit，whilsttheothershoneandsparkledlikeMrs。
ColonelW—’sGolcondadiamond。\"Whoareyou，sir，Idemandoncemore？\"saidheofthehungrylook。\"WhoamI？why，whoshouldIbebutJackDale，whobuyshorsesforhimselfandotherfolk；Iwantoneatpresentforthisshortyounggentleman，\"saidhe，motioningwithhisfingertothegiganticyouth。\"Well，sir，\"saidtheother，\"andwhatbusinesshaveyoutointerferebetweenmeandanypurchaseI
maybedisposedtomake？\"\"Well，then，\"saidtheother，\"bequickandpurchasethehorse，or，perhaps，Imay。\"\"DoyouthinkIamtobedictatedtobyafellowofyourdescription？\"saidhislordship，\"begone，or—\"\"Whatdoyouaskforthishorse？\"saidtheothertome，verycoolly。
\"Ahundredandfifty，\"saidI。\"Ishouldn’tmindgivingittoyou，\"saidhe。\"Youwilldonosuchthing，\"saidhislordship，speakingsofastthathealmoststuttered。\"Sir，\"
saidhetome，\"Imustgiveyouwhatyouask；Symmonds，takepossessionoftheanimalforme，\"saidhetotheotherjockeywhoattendedhim。\"Youwillpleasetodonosuchthingwithoutmyconsent，\"saidI，\"Ihavenotsoldhim。\"\"IhavethismomenttoldyouthatIwillgiveyouthepriceyoudemand，\"saidhislordship；\"isnotthatsufficient？\"\"No，\"
saidI，\"thereisapropermannerofdoingeverything—hadyoucomeforwardinamanlyandgentlemanlymannertopurchasethehorse，Ishouldhavebeenhappytosellhimtoyou，butafterallthefaultyouhavefoundwithhim，Iwouldnotsellhimtoyouatanyprice，sosendyourfriendtofindupanother。\"\"Youbehaveinthismanner，Isuppose，\"saidhislordship，\"becausethisfellowhasexpressedawillingnesstocometoyourterms。Iwouldadviseyoutobecautioushowyoutrusttheanimalinhishands；IthinkI
haveseenhimbefore，andcouldtellyou—\"\"Whatcanyoutellofme？\"saidtheother，goinguptohim；\"exceptthatI
havebeenapoordicky—boy，andthatnowIamadealerinhorses，andthatmyfatherwaslagged；that’sallyoucouldtellofme，andthatIdon’tmindtellingmyself：buttherearetwothingstheycan’tsayofme，theycan’tsaythatIameitheracowardorascreweither，exceptsofarasonewhogetshisbreadbyhorsesmaybeexpectedtobe；andtheycan’tsayofmethatIeverateupanicewhichayoungwomanwaswaitingfor，orthatIeverbackedoutofafight。
Horse！\"saidhe，motioningwithhisfingertauntinglytotheother；\"whatdoyouwantwithahorse，excepttotakethebreadoutofthemouthofapoorman—to—morrowisnotthebattleofWaterloo，sothatyoudon’twanttobackoutofdanger，bypretendingtohavehurtyourselfbyfallingfromthecreature’sback，mylordofthewhitefeather—come，noneofyourfiercelooks—Iamnotafraidofyou。\"Infact，theotherhadassumedanexpressionofthedeadliestmalice，histeethwereclenched，hislipsquivered，andwerequitepale；therat—likeeyessparkled，andhemadeahalfspring，alarat，towardshisadversary，whoonlylaughed。
Restraininghimself，however，hesuddenlyturnedtohisunderstrapper，saying，\"Symmonds，willyouseemethusinsulted？goandtrouncethisscoundrel；youcan，Iknow。\"
\"Symmondstrounceme！\"saidtheother，goinguptothepersonaddressed，anddrawinghishandcontemptuouslyoverhisface；
\"why，IbeatSymmondsinthisveryyardinoneroundthreeyearsago；didn’tI，Symmonds？\"saidhetotheunderstrapper，whohelddownhishead，muttering，inasurlytone，\"Ididn’tcomeheretofight；leteveryonetakehisownpart。\"
\"That’sright，Symmonds，\"saidtheother，\"especiallyeveryonefromwhomthereisnothingtobegot。Iwouldgiveyouhalf—a—crownforallthetroubleyouhavehad，providedI
werenotafraidthatmyLordPlumetherewouldgetitfromyouassoonasyouleavetheyardtogether。Come，takeyourselvesbothoff；there’snothingtobemadehere。\"
Indeed，hislordshipseemedtobeofthesameopinion，forafterafurtherglanceatthehorse，acontemptuouslookatme，andascowlatthejockey，heturnedonhisheel，mutteringsomethingwhichsoundedlikefellows，andstalkedoutoftheyard，followedbySymmonds。
\"Andnow，youngman，\"saidthejockey，orwhateverhewas，turningtomewithanarchleer，\"IsupposeImayconsidermyselfasthepurchaserofthishereanimal，fortheuseandbehoofofthisyounggentleman？\"makingasignwithhisheadtothetallyoungmanbyhisside。\"Bynomeans，\"saidI，\"I
amutterlyunacquaintedwitheitherofyou，andbeforepartingwiththehorseImustbesatisfiedastotherespectabilityofthepurchaser。\"\"Oh！astothatmatter，\"
saidhe，\"Ihaveplentyofvouchersformyrespectabilityaboutme；\"andthrustinghishandintohisbosombelowhiswaistcoat，hedrewoutalargebundleofnotes。\"Thesearethekindofthings，\"saidhe，\"whichvouchbestforaman’srespectability。\"\"Notalways，\"saidI；\"indeed，sometimesthesekindofthingsneedvouchersforthemselves。\"Themanlookedatmewithapeculiarlook。\"Doyoumeantosaythatthesenotesarenotsufficientnotes？\"saidhe，\"becauseifyoudoIshalltakethelibertyofthinkingyouarenotovercivil，andwhenIthinksapersonisnotoverandabovecivilIsometimestakesoffmycoat；andwhenmycoatisoff—\"
\"Yousometimesknockpeopledown，\"Iadded；\"well，whetheryouknockmedownornot，IbegleavetotellyouthatIamastrangerinthisfair，andthatIshallpartwiththehorsetonobodywhohasnobetterguaranteeforhisrespectabilitythanarollofbank—notes，whichmaybegoodornotforwhatIknow，whoamnotajudgeofsuchthings。\"\"Oh！ifyouareastrangerhere，\"saidtheman，\"asIbelieveyouare，neverhavingseenyouherebeforeexceptlastnight，whenIthinkI
sawyouabovestairsbytheglimmerofacandle—Isay，ifyouareastranger，youarequiterighttobecautious；queerthingsbeingdoneinthisfair，asnobodyknowsbetterthanmyself，\"headdedwithaleer；\"butIsupposeifthelandlordofthehousevouchesformeandmynotes，youwillhavenoobjectiontopartwiththehorsetome？\"\"Nonewhatever，\"
saidI，\"andinthemeantimethehorsecanreturntothestable。\"
ThereuponIdeliveredthehorsetomyfriendtheostler。
Thelandlordofthehouseonbeingquestionedbymeastothecharacterandconditionofmynewacquaintance，informedmethathewasarespectablehorsedealer，andanintimatefriendofhis，whereuponthepurchasewassoonbroughttoasatisfactoryconclusion。
CHAPTERXXXVIII
HighDutch。
ITwasevening：andmyselfandthetwoacquaintancesIhadmadeinthefair—namely，thejockeyandthetallforeigner—satinalargeupstairsroom，whichlookedintoacourt；wehaddinedwithseveralpeopleconnectedwiththefairatalongTABLED’HOTE；theyhadnowdeparted，andwesatatasmallside—tablewithwineandacandlebeforeus；bothmycompanionshadpipesintheirmouths—thejockeyacommonpipe，andtheforeigner，one，thesyphonofwhich，madeofsomekindofwood，wasatleastsixfeetlong，andthebowlofwhich，madeofawhitekindofsubstancelikeporcelain，andcapableofholdingnearlyanounceoftobacco，restedontheground。Thejockeyfrequentlyemptiedandreplenishedhisglass；theforeignersometimesraisedhistohislips，fornootherpurposeseeminglythantomoistenthem，asheneverdrainedhisglass。Asformyself，thoughIdidnotsmoke，Ihadaglassbeforeme，fromwhichIsometimestookasip。Theroom，notwithstandingthewindowwasflungopen，wasingeneralsofilledwithsmoke，chieflythatwhichwasdrawnfromthehugebowloftheforeigner，thatmycompanionsandIwerefrequentlyconcealedfromeachother’seyes。Theconversation，whichrelatedentirelytotheeventsofthefair，wascarriedonbythejockeyandmyself，theforeigner，whoappearedtounderstandthegreaterpartofwhatwesaid，occasionallyputtinginafewobservationsinbrokenEnglish。
Atlengththejockey，aftertheotherhadmadesomeineffectualattemptstoexpresssomethingintelligiblywhichhewishedtosay，observed，\"Isn’titapitythatsofineafellowasmeinheer，andsocleverafellowtoo，asIbelievehimtobe，isnotabettermasterofourlanguage？\"
\"IsthegentlemanaGerman？\"saidI；\"ifso，Icaninterpretforhimanythinghewishestosay。\"
\"Thedeuceyoucan，\"saidthejockey，takinghispipeoutofhismouth，andstaringatmethroughthesmoke。
\"Ha！youspeakGerman，\"vociferatedtheforeignerinthatlanguage。\"ByIsten，Iamgladofit！Iwantedtosay—\"
AndherehesaidinGermanwhathewishedtosay，andwhichwasofnogreatimportance，andwhichItranslatedintoEnglish。
\"Well，ifyoudon’tputmeout，\"saidthejockey；\"whatlanguageisthat—Dutch？\"
\"HighDutch，\"saidI。
\"HighDutch，andyouspeakHighDutch，—why，Ihadbookedyouforasgreatanignoramusasmyself，whocan’twrite—
no，nordistinguishinabookagreatAfromabull’sfoot。\"
\"Apersonmaybeaverycleverman，\"saidI—\"no，notacleverman，forcleversignifiesclerkly，andaclevermanonewhoisabletoreadandwrite，andentitledtothebenefitofhisclergyorclerkship；butapersonmaybeaveryacutepersonwithoutbeingabletoreadorwrite。I
neversawamoreacutecountenancethanyourown。\"
\"Nosoftsoap，\"saidthejockey，\"forIneverusesany。
However，thankyouforyourinformation；Ihavehithertothoughtmyselfa’nitioncleverfellow，butfromhenceforthshallconsidermyselfjustthecontrary，andonly—what’stheword？—confounded’cute。\"
\"Justso，\"saidI。
\"Well，\"saidthejockey，\"asyousayyoucanspeakHighDutch，Ishouldliketohearyouandmastersixfootsixfireawayateachother。\"
\"IcannotspeakGerman，\"saidI，\"butIcanunderstandtolerablywellwhatotherssayinit。\"
\"Comenobackingout，\"saidthejockey，\"let’shearyoufireawayforthegloryofOldEngland。\"
\"ThenyouareaGerman？\"saidI，inGermantotheforeigner。
\"Thatwilldo，\"saidthejockey，\"keepitup。\"
\"AGerman！\"saidthetallforeigner。\"No，IthankGodthatI
donotbelongtothestupidsluggishGermanicrace，buttoabraver，taller，andhandsomerpeople；\"heretakingthepipeoutofhismouth，hestoodupproudlyerect，sothathisheadnearlytouchedtheceilingoftheroom，thenreseatinghimself，andagainputtingthesyphontohislips，headded，\"IamaMagyar。\"
\"Whatisthat？\"saidI。