Your nag will not leave his companion." "Hadn't you better, father, till I get more used to it ?" asked Nic uneasily.
"No," said the doctor decisively.

"It was quite right this morning over your first lesson.

You have learned a little already, and I don't want you, as it were, to learn to swim with corks.

Come along.

Steady, lad, steady." This was to Nic's steed, which began to amble, keeping up a nice gentle motion, which would have been very pleasant if the boy had not felt a bit nervous.