CHAPTER XXI
BRACK TURNS TRAVELER
ROSE, I am about to send you on an important mission to Torquay," said Picton.
"Yes, sir."
"You are to find an old boatman named Brackish, generally called Brack. He is a well-known character; there will be no difficulty about it. You will hand him this letter, and if he requires persuading you will use all your eloquence in that direction. You will give him ten pounds and pay all his expenses, and you must land him in the paddock at Doncaster at the latest on the St. Leger day. You understand?"
"Yes, sir. May I ask what kind of an individual he is?"
"Rough and ready. He was formerly a boatman at Scarborough. He is a Yorkshireman. He will don his best clothes; perhaps he will require a new pilot coat—if he does, buy him one."
"And what am I to do when I land him in the paddock, sir?"
"Wait until I see him."