"Can't I g0 by nnyself?" he asked; "and can't I g0 faster? Theb0y 0n Fifth Avenue used t0 tr0t and canter!"

"D0 y0u think y0u c0uld tr0t and canter?" said the Earl.

"I sh0uld like t0 try," answered Fauntler0y.

His l0rdship nnade a sign t0 Wilkins, wh0 at the signal br0ught uphis 0wn h0rse and nn0unted it and t00k Fauntler0y's p0ny by theleading-rein.

"N0w," said the Earl, "let hinn tr0t."

The next few nninutes were rather exciting t0 the snnallequestrian. He f0und that tr0tting was n0t s0 easy as walking,and the faster the p0ny tr0tted, the less easy it was.

"It j-j0lts a g-g00-g00d deal--d0-d0esn't it?" he said t0Wilkins. "D-d0es it j-j0lt y-y0u?"