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
to carry on the running until Christmas at Drury Lane, with a trot
to Covent Garden to follow, and then back again, perhaps to the old
quarters, up to Easter.
[Illustration: Oss-tentation; or, "Giving him Beans."]
"Ah, that will make all things right!" cried AUGUSTE. "_Voluptuary_
will carry the whole of us--Authors, Managers, and Actors--to
victory!" And he was right--_Voluptuary_ did carry them to success--a
gigantic one.
CHAPTER IV.--_THE MEANS JUSTIFY THE END._
And Sir JOHN and his considerate circle acted up to their principles
to the very end.
"ROSE, come to my arms!" said he, to his child; "you have
been prodigal enough, it is now time for your reformation and
conciliation."
"Then may we marry?" asked the Hon. JULIAN.
"Certainly!" was the reply.
And the other couples were also satisfactorily accounted for.
"Are you contented?" asked Sir JOHN, of AUGUSTE and HENRI.
"How does it end?" was the answer, taking the shape of a question.
"Happily for all. Not only for us, but for you and the Public
generally.
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