'Give us a leg up, Seedey!' exclaimed Lucy Glitters to the 'gent' of the
green coat, fearing that Miss Howard, who was a little behind, might claim
the horse.
[Illustration: MR. BUGLES GOES OUT HUNTING AGAIN]
Captain Seedeybuck seized her pretty little uplifted foot and vaulted her
into the saddle as light as a cork. Taking the horse gently by the mouth,
she gave him the slightest possible touch with the whip, and moved him
about at will, instead of fretting and fighting him as the clumsy,
heavy-handed Bugles had done. She looked beautiful on horseback, and for a
time riveted the attention of our sportsmen. At length they began to think
of themselves, and then there were such climbings on, and clutchings, and
catchings, and clingings, and gently-ings, and who-ho-ings, and
who-ah-ings, and questionings if 'such a horse was quiet?' if another
'could leap well?' if a third 'had a good mouth?' and whether a fourth
'ever ran away?'
'Take my port-stirrup up two 'oles!' exclaimed Captain Bouncey from the top
of high Hop-the-twig, sticking out a leg to let the groom do it.
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