"You'll spoil one of the greatest enjoyments of my life if you do that, sir. Please don't!"
"But----"
"I've got heaps of money. If you've anything that would make a good charger knocking about too, I'm your man."
"Ah--you're sure of going, then?"
"If any one goes, I'm going, sir--if I have to exchange for it."
"You're all alike. George writes just in the same strain. God grant some of you may come back!"
"Some of us wouldn't be much missed if we didn't." And Sir George wondered what was wrong now.
They had no difficulty in coming to terms about Paddy, and Jim's pocket did not suffer greatly, but Sir George would not part with any of his horses to be food for powder.
Jack, feeling just a trifle left out in the matter of Paddy, obtained Gracie's permission to send her from London a new saddle and accompanying gear, and vowed they should all be the very best he could procure.