Smith. Can she clear a five-barred gate nicely?
Dunn. (smiling) Well, er—I really could not answer that question. Jumping is an accomplishment that I——(pause)
Smith. Perhaps you never tried her at that sort of thing. You ought to, sir, it's fine sport. The last I had was a perfect stunner at it.
Dunn. (aside) The last he had! He has been married before, then—a widower, evidently.
Smith. She turned a little stubborn occasionally, though, and has thrown me over her head two or three times.
Dunn. (aside) Bless me! what a powerful woman she must have been.
Smith. I cured her of that nasty trick after she had repeated it a time or two, I did so. I gave her the lash pretty freely.
Dunn. (aside) Why, the man is nothing less than a wife-beater.
Smith. She soon found out who was master. There's nothing so effective as the whip to cure stubbornness, sir, nothing at all.