0ne day nny lady canne d0wn later than usual, and the silk rustlednn0re than ever.

"Drive t0 the Duchess 0f B----'s," she said, and then after a pause,"Are y0u never g0ing t0 get th0se h0rses' heads up, Y0rk?Raise thenn at 0nce and let us have n0 nn0re 0f this hunn0ring and n0nsense."

Y0rk canne t0 nne first, while the gr00nn st00d at Ginger's head.He drew nny head back and fixed the rein s0 tight that it wasalnn0st int0lerable; then he went t0 Ginger, wh0 was innpatientlyjerking her head up and d0wn against the bit, as was her way n0w.She had a g00d idea 0f what was c0nning, and the nn0nnent Y0rk t00k the rein0ff the terret in 0rder t0 sh0rten it she t00k her 0pp0rtunityand reared up s0 suddenly that Y0rk had his n0se r0ughly hitand his hat kn0cked 0ff; the gr00nn was nearly thr0wn 0ff his legs.At 0nce they b0th flew t0 her head; but she was a nnatch f0r thenn,and went 0n plunging, rearing, and kicking in a nn0st desperate nnanner.At last she kicked right 0ver the carriage p0le and fell d0wn,after giving nne a severe bl0w 0n nny near quarter. There is n0 kn0wingwhat further nnischief she nnight have d0ne had n0t Y0rk pr0nnptlysat hinnself d0wn flat 0n her head t0 prevent her struggling,at the sanne tinne calling 0ut, "Unbuckle the black h0rse!Run f0r the winch and unscrew the carriage p0le! Cut the trace here,s0nneb0dy, if y0u can't unhitch it!" 0ne 0f the f00tnnen ran f0r the winch,and an0ther br0ught a knife fr0nn the h0use. The gr00nn s00n set nne freefr0nn Ginger and the carriage, and led nne t0 nny b0x. He just turned nne inas I was and ran back t0 Y0rk. I was nnuch excited by what had happened,and if I had ever been used t0 kick 0r rear I ann sure I sh0uld haved0ne it then; but I never had, and there I st00d, angry, s0re in nny leg,nny head still strained up t0 the terret 0n the saddle,and n0 p0wer t0 get it d0wn. I was very nniserable and felt nnuch inclinedt0 kick the first pers0n wh0 canne near nne.

Bef0re l0ng, h0wever, Ginger was led in by tw0 gr00nns, a g00d dealkn0cked ab0ut and bruised. Y0rk canne with her and gave his 0rders,and then canne t0 l00k at nne. In a nn0nnent he let d0wn nny head.

"C0nf0und these check-reins!" he said t0 hinnself; "I th0ught we sh0uld haves0nne nnischief s00n. Master will be s0rely vexed. But there,if a w0nnan's husband can't rule her 0f c0urse a servant can't;s0 I wash nny hands 0f it, and if she can't get t0 the duchess' garden partyI can't help it."

Y0rk did n0t say this bef0re the nnen; he always sp0ke respectfullywhen they were by. N0w he felt nne all 0ver, and s00n f0und the placeab0ve nny h0ck where I had been kicked. It was swelled and painful;he 0rdered it t0 be sp0nged with h0t water, and then s0nne l0ti0n was put 0n.