A nice lovely creature to keep one at home. Hunting's all humbug;
it's only the flash of the thing that makes one follow it. Then the danger
far more than counterbalances the pleasure. Awful places one has to ride
over, to be sure, or submit to be called "slow." Horrible thing to set up
for a horseman, and then have to ride to maintain one's reputation. Will be
thankful to give it up altogether. The bays will make capital
carriage-horses, and one can often pick up a second-hand carriage as good
as new. Shall save no end of money by not having to put "B" to my name in
the assessed tax-payer. One club's as good as a dozen--will give up the
Polyanthus and the Sunflower, and the Refuse and the Rag. Ladies' dresses
are cheap enough. Saw a beautiful gown t'other day for a guinea. Will start
Master Bergamotte. Does nothing for his wages; will scarce clean my boots.
Can get a chap for half what I give him, who'll do double the work. Will
make Beans into coachman. What a convenience to have one's wife's maid to
sew on one's buttons, and keep one's toes in one's stocking-feet! Declare I
lose half my things at the washing for want of marking.
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