“Dodd and Dempsey was strong in my grandfather that day: he would listen to no terms.
“'No,' says he, 'if the goods are worth anything, they never come without an invoice. I 'll have nothing to say to him.'
“But the captain wasn't to be balked; for, in spite of everything, he passed the servant, and came at once into the room where my grandfather was sitting,—ay, and before he could help it, was shaking him by both hands as if he was his brother.
“'Why the devil didn't you let me in?' said he; 'I came from the Duke with a message for you.'
“'Bother!' says my grandfather.
“'I did, though,' says he; 'he's got a heavy book on your little mare, and he wants you to make your boy ride a waiting race, and not win the first beat,—you understand?'
“'I do,' says my grandfather, 'perfectly; and he's got a deal of money on her, has he?'
“'He has,' said the captain; 'and every one at the Castle, too, high and low, from the chief secretary down to the second coachman,—we are all backing her.'
“'I am glad of it,—I am sincerely glad of it,' said my grandfather, rubbing his hands.
“'I knew you would be, old boy!' cried the captain, joyfully.