"'Is he mannered?' I asks.
"'Perfectly,' she says.
"'He ain't never seen a barrier, I suppose?' I says.
"'He's broken to the barrier,' she says then.
"'Who schools him?' I says. 'You tells me nobody's been on him but you—'
"'I schooled him at the barrier with the other two-year-olds,' she says.
"'Whee!' I says. 'You must be able to ride some.'
"'I'd be ashamed of myself if I couldn't,' she says.
"'Are you sure you won't sell him?' I asks her.
"'Positive,' she says, 'n' I see she means it.