We told him exactly what we had been doing, and I think Mr. Edwardes would have been rather surprised to see how he laughed. "What would Colonel Marten say if he knew you had bought a race-horse?" he asked me. "I hope to goodness he never will know," I answered. "What are you going to do with him?" "Sell him--if I can; Langham's got him in the stables where he keeps his horses, and if you would like to have a look at him, I'll take you round." But The Bradder shook his head. "You say Mr. Edwardes saw you at Reading, and that you are gated, and were not in college until ten o'clock. I wish you would not do such stupid things," he said quite seriously. "It was the reaction," I replied. "From what?" "Browning," I said, and The Bradder did not look altogether pleased. "I am sorry you can't appreciate Browning." "I can't appreciate very many things at once. Besides, Jack and I felt very dull." "Mr. Edwardes saw you, I suppose?" he asked Jack. "I should think so, but I don't think he knows me by sight." "Oh yes, he does," The Bradder said. "Both of you are bound to hear more about this." "It's very unfortunate," Jack remarked; "you see there was a fog, and all sorts of unexpected things happened. It has been a real bad day," he added, as we left the room. On the following morning directly after breakfast Jack and I went round to see Bunny, and we found him talking to a man who looked like a groom from his head to his heels. I groaned. "Sit down, Sam," Bunny said. "That's Mr. Marten, the owner of the horse you are talking about." "Well, all I can say is what the Guv'nor told me to say. I was to say this 'oss must leave our place this morning or there'll be trouble." "There seems to have been trouble already," Bunny replied. "'E's done enough damage for twenty 'osses. Kick, you should see 'im; 'e's kicked a loose box silly. Our Guv'nor's fairly got 'is rag out." "He must wait until I've finished breakfast. You'd better have a cigarette, Sam." "No, thank you," Sam answered, and looked at a cigar-box. "Help yourself," Bunny said. Sam helped himself and remarked that he had been up since five o'clock with that blessed 'oss, and that it was thirsty work. So he helped himself again. After that he did not seem to mind so much what the Guv'nor said, and told Bunny that he had never met a nobleman who didn't know how to treat people properly. We talked to Sam for some time, and just as Bunny was finishing breakfast another man came into the room. "I had forgotten all about you," Bunny said. "I'm afraid this place is rather full of smoke," and he introduced his cousin, Mr. Eric Bruce. "I can't congratulate you on your memory," Bruce replied; "you forgot I was going to stay with you last night, and you forget I want any breakfast. Funny chap, Augustus, isn't he?" he said to me. "Your wire never came until I had gone yesterday, so I couldn't forget you were coming," Bunny said, and rang the bell.