"What we tell you is for your good," added Bessie, in no harsh voice, "you should try to be useful and pleasant, then, perhaps, you would have a home here; but if you become passionate and rude,
Missis will send you away, I am sure."
"O, missis, do you suppose mas'r would sell my Harry?" And the poor creature threw herself into a chair, and sobbed convulsively.
"Well, but, missis, you never would give your consent--to--to--"
'Why are you all of a shake, and what's your hurry, Missis?'
'What amount of small change, Missis,' he said, with an abstracted air, after a little meditation, 'might you call a morsel of money?'
"Look you here,
missis," said Jerry, "I've got a wife and dear children at home, and I know a father's feelings; now get you into that cab, and I'll take you there for nothing.
'This come to Missis Gummidge,' he said, opening another, 'two or three months ago.'After looking at it for some moments, he gave it to me, and added in a low voice, 'Be so good as read it, sir.'
'Missis Gummidge,' he returned, 'not being a good scholar, sir, Ham kindly drawed it out, and she made a copy on it.
Punters are going to go wild about Psycho after his unlucky experience at Leopardstown, but he's too short for us and MISSIS POTTS makes more appeal.
Like Missis Potts, WANANGO has been chasing but he's a class hurdler and looks well-treated.
STRONG support for
Missis Potts has promoted the Philip Hobbs' mare into 7-1 favourite for the Ladbroke Hurdle at Ascot on Saturday.
Last month's Punchestown winner Indian Pace is the other 9-1 chance, with 10-1 shot
Missis Potts, a recent course-and-distance winner, among five entries for Philip Hobbs.
Missis Potts won over 2m at Wincanton and should come into her own over this trip on breeding.
MISSIS POTTS did the chances of Granit Jack in next week's Supreme Novices' Hurdle no harm whatsoever when landing a reasonably comfortable success in the opening maiden hurdle at Wincanton yesterday.
