He asked if Miss Blomefield and Miss Ellen were at home．They were，and Willie stayed with me while the farmer went into the house．He came back about ten minutes later with three ladies．They seemed to like me，but one of them，worried by my knees，won-dered if I was safe．It's true his knees were broken once，said the farmer，'but we don't know why he fell．It was probably a careless driver，and not the horse's fault at all．He seems very safe to me．If you like him，you can try him for a few weeks，'he went on．'Then your driver will see what he thinks of him．One of the three ladies―a tall，white－faced lady，who held the arm of a younger woman―said，You have always given us good advice about our horses，so we accept your offer to try him．'The next morning，a young man came for me．He looked pleased until he saw my knees，then he said，I'm surprised you suggested this horse to my ladies．
