The nobleman ordered the groom to the tails of the carriage horses.

He was soon at home, gave his horse to a servant, for he had left his groom behind, rushed into his library, tore up a letter of Lady Monteagle's with a demoniac glance, and rang his bell with such force that it broke.

Daniels was seated before his door, and I was taking a pipe at mine, Sir Edward, as a coach and six, with servants upon servants, drove down the street; it got near us, and the boys were reining the horses into the yard of the Dun Cow, as the gentleman in the coach saw my sign: he sent a groom to inquire who kept the house; I got up, your honor, and told him my name, sir.

Cais, on the other hand, chose as rider of Dahir a groom of the tribe of Abs, much better trained and experienced in his profession than was the Dibyanian.

Captain Phillips dismounted, and calling forward a reluctant groom, gave him his horse.

Wedding cake-bride eating the miniature groom, decorating the cake.

After an hour on the hard boards I went to the stable, and, rousing a groom, gave him a silver crown for the privilege of sleeping on a wisp of hay.

"Now you are lost, my brother of the tribe of Abs," cried the Fazarean groom to the Absian, "try and console yourself for this defeat."

The servants were all at dinner, save the groom with the cart.

SCOTCH SONG Oh, forth she went like a braw, braw bride To meet her winsome groom, When she was aware of twa bonny birds Sat biggin' in the broom.

for yet my house it is, And follow him, ye catchpole-bribed grooms; For neither are ye lords nor gentlemen, That will be hired to wrong a nobleman: For hired ye were last night, I know it, I, To be my guests, my faithless guests this day, That your kind host you trothless might betray.

'My Gawd, 'e's a cowboy!' exclaimed the groom, who was a Cockney, and had seen a Wild West show and recognised the real thing.

" "It's this way," explained the groom gently.

I, in accordance with my wishes, up at the back, facing the grooms; but not at all in accordance with my wishes, Mr. Musgrave, and not the old host, is my companion.

With these words he sat down in the arm-chair and his wife, delighted at his calmness, went and fetched the groom.

[Footnote 5: 'Grooms:' of the chamber.]

Look, I here deliver to you all that was taken from you by force at the Tronka Castle which I, as your sovereign, was bound to procure for you again; here are the black horses, the neck-cloth, the gold gulden, the lineneverything down to the very amount of the bill for medical attention furnished your groom, Herse, who fell at Mühlberg.

I seed wheels under it,' gasped one groom.

[Illustration] The next morning he took me into the yard and gave me a good grooming, and just as I was going into my box, with my coat soft and bright, the squire came in to look at me, and seemed pleased.

And now five hundred pounds was boldly demanded so as to induce a groom to make one of the girls his wife!

They have just divided a small loaf with hungry zest: in the distance is an old English 'squire on horseback, who is instructing his groom with undrawn purse to relieve the wants of the widow, while the good Samaritan casts an eye of true compassion at the almost starving group.

He kept a groom in livery, and two saddle-horses.

And sometimes it happens that the bride doesn't like the groom, nor the groom the bride: then the lady falls into a great rage.

" "Your niece ought not to be proud of marrying a groom.

He rides a sorry brown nag "not worth £5," but mounts his groom on a race-horse "twice victor for a plate.