you had better say you will marry my cousin. I fancy it would please
AUGUSTE and HENRI."

"Anything to oblige them," returned the Hon. JULIAN.

"That being settled, please leave me, as I have to fall in a dead
faint--must get an effective Curtain, you know!"

The HON. JULIAN KNIGHT BELFORD nodded his head, and then ROSE MILLWARD
WOODMERE fainted--with the desired result.

CHAPTER III.--_CACKLE_ V. _'OSSES. THE FAVOURITE WINS._

And now Sir JOHN and his considerate circle had come to England, and
were close to Liverpool.

"My dear people," said HENRI, "never mind your love-making, never mind
your plot, leave it to AUGUSTE, and he will pull you through."

And HENRI was quite right. AUGUSTE went to work with a will, and did
pull them through. He took them to the Grand National Steeple Chace,
and showed them and all the world a sight the like of which they had
never seen before. There were real horses, real touts, and a real
winner. Oh, how it went! It was magnificent! And, before this great
race, AUGUSTE (helped by HENRI this time) showed a training-stable,
and how a favourite can be nobbled. It didn't in the least matter
why it was done, or where it was done. It was a lovely sight to see
somebody or other giving the wrong horse beans. And the horse liked
them, and eat them with a zest, and felt none the worse for them. On
the contrary, the beans seemed to give the creature sufficient vigour