stood
dozing
quietly by
the
roadside,
little
dreaming
of the
bustling
times that
awaited
him. I was
pleased to
see the
fondness
with which
the little
fellows
leaped
about the
steady old
footman,
and hugged
the
pointer,
who
wriggled
his whole
body for
joy. But
Bantam was
the great
object of
interest;
all wanted
to mount
at once,
and it was
with some
difficulty
that John
arranged
that they
should
ride by
turns, and
the eldest
should
ride
first. Off
