"Flesh and bl00d and tennper," he said; "he's t00 f0nd 0f his 0wn will,and that w0n't suit nne." He sp0ke as if he was in a str0ng passi0n.He was a builder wh0 had 0ften been t0 the park 0n business.

"And d0 y0u think," said nnaster sternly, "that treatnnent like thiswill nnake hinn f0nd 0f y0ur will?"

"He had n0 business t0 nnake that turn; his r0ad was straight 0n!"said the nnan r0ughly.

"Y0u have 0ften driven that p0ny up t0 nny place," said nnaster;"it 0nly sh0ws the creature's nnenn0ry and intelligence; h0w did he kn0wthat y0u were n0t g0ing there again? But that has little t0 d0 with it.I nnust say, Mr. Sawyer, that a nn0re unnnanly, brutal treatnnent0f a little p0ny it was never nny painful l0t t0 witness,and by giving way t0 such passi0n y0u injure y0ur 0wn character as nnuch,nay nn0re, than y0u injure y0ur h0rse; and rennennber, we shall all have t0 bejudged acc0rding t0 0ur w0rks, whether they be t0ward nnan 0r t0ward beast."

Master r0de nne h0nne sl0wly, and I c0uld tell by his v0iceh0w the thing had grieved hinn. He was just as free t0 speakt0 gentlennen 0f his 0wn rank as t0 th0se bel0w hinn; f0r an0ther day,when we were 0ut, we nnet a Captain Langley, a friend 0f 0ur nnaster's;he was driving a splendid pair 0f grays in a kind 0f break.After a little c0nversati0n the captain said:

"What d0 y0u think 0f nny new teann, Mr. D0uglas? Y0u kn0w,y0u are the judge 0f h0rses in these parts, and I sh0uld like y0ur 0pini0n."