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English
1868
Some women expect so much from a fellow. When we got into the drive she wanted to go up the back way to the stables, but the ponies _know_ they always get sugar at the front door, and I never attempt to hold a pulling pony; as for Mrs. Nicorax, it took her all she knew to keep a firm hand on her seceding garments, which, as her maid remarked afterwards, were more _tout_ than _ensemble_. SOME WOMEN EXPECT SO MUCH FROM A FELLOW WHEN WE GOT INTO THE DRIVE SHE WANTED TO GO UP THE BACK WAY TO THE STABLES BUT THE PONIES KNOW THEY ALWAYS GET SUGAR AT THE FRONT DOOR AND I NEVER ATTEMPT TO HOLD A PULLING PONY AS FOR MISSUS NICKAX IT TOOK HER ALL SHE KNEW TO KEEP A FIRM HAND ON HER SECEDING GARMENTS WHICH AS HER MAID REMARKED AFTERWARDS WERE MORE TOO THAN ENSANTRES
gh some meadows she made a quite unnecessary attempt to see if her pony would jump a rather messy sort of brook that was there. It wouldn't. It went with her as far as the water's edge, and from that point Mrs. Nicorax went on alone. Of course I had to fish her out from the bank, and my riding-breeches are not cut with a view to salmon-fishing--it's rather an art even to ride in them. Her habit-skirt was one of those open questions that need not be adhered to in emergencies, and on this occasion it remained behind in some water-weeds. She wanted me to fish about for that too, but I felt I had done enough Pharaoh's daughter business for an October afternoon, and I was beginning to want my tea. So I bundled her up on to her pony, and gave her a lead towards home as fast as I cared to go. What with the wet and the unusual responsibility, her abridged costume did not stand the pace particularly well, and she got quite querulous when I shouted back that I had no pins with me--and no string. COMING HOME THROUGH SOME MEADOWS SHE MADE A QUITE UNNECESSARY ATTEMPT TO SEE IF HER PONY WOULD JUMP A RATHER MESSY SORT OF BROOK THAT WAS THERE IT WOULDN'T IT WENT WITH HER AS FAR AS THE WATER'S EDGE AND FROM THAT POINT MISSUS NICKERAX WENT ON ALONE OF COURSE I HAD TO FISH HER OUT FROM THE BANK AND MY RIDING BREECHES ARE NOT CUT WITH A VIEW TO SALMON FISHING IT'S RATHER AN ART EVEN TO RIDE IN THEM HER HABIT'S SKIRT WAS ONE OF THOSE OPEN QUESTIONS THAT NEED NOT BE ADHERED TO IN EMERGENCIES AND ON THIS OCCASION IT REMAINED BEHIND IN SOME WATER WEEDS SHE WANTED ME TO FISH ABOUT FOR THAT TOO BUT I FELT I HAD DONE ENOUGH FERRE'S DAUGHTER BUSINESS FOR AN OCTOBER AFTERNOON AND I WAS BEGINNING TO WANT MY TEA SO I BUNDLED HER UP ONTO HER PONY AND GAVE HER A LEAD TOWARDS HOME AS FAST AS I CARED TO GO WHAT WITH THE WET AND THE UNUSUAL RESPONSIBILITY HER ABRIDGE COSTUME DID NOT STAND THE PACE PARTICULARLY WELL AND SHE GOT QUITE QUERULOUS WHEN I SHOUTED BACK THAT I HAD NO PINS WITH ME AND NO STRING
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