BOLTING THE BADGER When a man and his horse differ seriously in public, and the man feels the horse has the best of it, it is wise for the man to appear to accommodate his views to those of the horse, rather than risk a defeat.

It is best to let the horse go his way, and pretend it is yours.

There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse.
Mr.Sponge, having scattered Lord Scamperdale in the summary way described in our last chapter, let the chestnut gallop away, consoling himself with the idea that even if the hounds did hunt, it would be impossible for him to show his horse to advantage on so dark and unfavourable a day.

He, therefore, just let the beast gallop till he began to flag, and then he spurred him and made him gallop on his account.

He thus took his change out of him, and arrived at Jawleyford Court a little after luncheon time.
Brief as had been his absence, things had undergone a great change.