ARMSTRONG.

Bless me, haven’t I told you? I sold old Dapple to a chap in London.

MARGERY [reproachfully]

You sold old Dapple?

ARMSTRONG.

She’s too good for hereabouts. True, she’s a splint on the off leg, but what’s a splint? I sold her without warranty, and buyer took her with all faults, just as she stood.

MARGERY.

Well, dad?

ARMSTRONG.