Say, young master, you have give him a sweating, and no mistake." The horse went and placed its muzzle over the little old man's shoulder, and gave a puff like a deep sigh of satisfaction.
"Knows me, young master," said the man, grinning.

"Ay, nussed you, Sorrel, when you was on'y a babby, didn't I ?" he continued, patting the arched neck and carefully turning a few strands of the mane back in their place.
"There, mother dear," said Janet affectionately; "you see it is not necessary." "But I feel as if, now I know you are all safe, I ought to go back," said Nic.
"You couldn't do it, sir," said the old man.

"Why, you don't s'pose I should be talking like this if I thought the doctor was in trouble! There's allus blacks about; and it's on'y missus as is so scared about 'em.

It's all right, sir.

Where did you say you left the master ?" "By the third water-hole." "By Bangoony," said the old man.