"I daresay you would!" I answered mirthfully—" It's an admirable suggestion,—but not very easy to follow!"
"If you wish to win the Derby," he rejoined quietly—" you shall win it. I'll guarantee both horse and jockey."
Something in his decisive tone impressed me, and I leaned forward to study his features more closely.
"Are you a worker of miracles!" I asked him jestingly— "Do you mean it?"
'' Try me!" he responded—"Shall I enter a horse for you ?''
"If it is not too late, and you like to do so"—I said—" I leave it in your hands. But I must tell you frankly I don't take much interest in racing matters."
"You will have to amend your taste then"—he replied— "That is if you want to make yourself agreeable to the English aristocracy, for they are interested in little else. No really great
