"£1,725."
"Impossible for him to get that sum."
"I thought so. With Moordown out of the hunt you will, I suppose, about pull through. I have made a book for your horse."
"I only fear Highdrift. Keep him harmless and you will win your money."
"Don't bother about the blackguard or his horse; I have a blow to pay, and am in a hurry to get rid of the obligation. I hear you are both after the duchess. Make hay while the sun shines. Win the Silver Gauntlet, and carry off the duchess into the bargain."
"Keep to your compact, Billy, and I will have a good try for the double event."
CHAPTER III.
A Woman comes to the Rescue.