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PUNCH,
OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
VOL. 99.
December 20, 1890.
VOCES POPULI.
THE RIDING-CLASS.
SCENE--_A Riding-school, on a raw chilly afternoon. The gas is
lighted, but does not lend much cheerfulness to the interior,
which is bare and bleak, and pervaded by a bluish haze.
Members of the Class discovered standing about on the tan,
waiting for their horses to be brought in. At the further end
is an alcove, with a small balcony, in which Mrs. BILBOW-KAY,
the Mother of one of the Equestrians, is seated with a young
female Friend._
_Mrs. Bilbow-Kay._ Oh, ROBERT used to ride very nicely indeed when
he was a boy; but he has been out of practice lately, and so, as the
Doctor ordered him horse-exercise, I thought it would be wiser for
him to take a few lessons. Such an excellent change for any one with
sedentary pursuits!
[Illustration]
_The Friend._ But isn't riding a sedentary pursuit, too?
_Mrs. B.-K._ ROBERT says _he_ doesn't find it so.
[_Enter the Riding Master.
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