"I hope you enjoyed the evening," said Robert, courteously.
"It was splendid! I don't see how you fellows can ride so."
"It's all in the training."
"How long have you been a circus actor?" asked the young rustic.
"Five or six years; I began when I was very small."
"I began as soon as I could walk," said Charlie, who liked to romance a little when he had an opportunity.
"You don't say so?"
"Fact!" asserted Charlie.
"Did you ride on a hoss then?"