Black Beauty (24) [Black Beauty]
(12)The humbug
Alfred Smirk was a tall, good-looking fellow; but if ever there was a humbug in the shape of groom, he was that man.
He was very civil to me, and never used me ill.
In fact, he did a great deal of stroking and patting when his master was there to see it.
He thought himself very handsome and spent a great deal of time in front of a little mirror in the harness-room.
Everyone thought he was a very nice young man, but I should say he was the laziest, most conceited fellow I ever come near.
Of course, it was a great thing not to be ill-usued, but then a horse wants more than that.
I had a loose box and might have been very comfortable if Smirk had not been too lazy to clean it out and take the damp straw away.
And as to cleaning my feet, or looking to my shoes or grooming me properly, he never did those thing at all.
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Alfred Smirk was a tall, good-looking fellow; but if ever there was a humbug in the shape of groom, he was that man.
He was very civil to me, and never used me ill.
In fact, he did a great deal of stroking and patting when his master was there to see it.
He thought himself very handsome and spent a great deal of time in front of a little mirror in the harness-room.
Everyone thought he was a very nice young man, but I should say he was the laziest, most conceited fellow I ever come near.
Of course, it was a great thing not to be ill-usued, but then a horse wants more than that.
I had a loose box and might have been very comfortable if Smirk had not been too lazy to clean it out and take the damp straw away.
And as to cleaning my feet, or looking to my shoes or grooming me properly, he never did those thing at all.
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2012-12-16 20:51
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いや、もう、嬉しいです。
苦節10年、やっと30位以内に（ブログ2年半ですが！）。
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現在、かろうじて２位かも？
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