. The complete sportsman (compiled from the occassional papers of Reginald Drake Biffin). Horses. HORSEMANSHIP 107 his usual bloody ; He was consequently forced to renounce all hope of ambassadorial fame, and reluctantly consented to occupy an office stool in his father's bank in the City. In the nursery Leopold had long ago evinced. that excessive fondness for equine society which ultimately proved his undoing. His passionate attachment to a certain dapple-grey rocking-horse was pathetic in its intensity, and he could scarcely bear to be separated for a moment from his favourite. So
. The complete sportsman (compiled from the occassional papers of Reginald Drake Biffin). Horses. HORSEMANSHIP 107 his usual bloody ; He was consequently forced to renounce all hope of ambassadorial fame, and reluctantly consented to occupy an office stool in his father's bank in the City. In the nursery Leopold had long ago evinced. that excessive fondness for equine society which ultimately proved his undoing. His passionate attachment to a certain dapple-grey rocking-horse was pathetic in its intensity, and he could scarcely bear to be separated for a moment from his favourite. So high, indeed, was his opinion of this animal's powers that he once laid his brother Rupert ten to four (in. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Graham, Harry, 1874-1936. London : E. Arnold
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