You see how she has filled out ?" "I should never have recognised her," the other confessed.
"Even Nero had his weaknesses," Sir Timothy remarked, waving the dogs away.

"My animals' quarters are well worth a visit, if you have time.
There is a small hospital, too, which is quite up to date." "Do any of the horses work at all ?" Francis asked.
Sir Timothy smiled.
"I will tell you a very human thing about my favourites," he said.

"In the gardens on the other side of the house we have very extensive lawns, and my head groom thought he would make use of one of a my horses who had recovered from a serious accident and was really quite a strong beast, for one of the machines.

He found the idea quite a success, and now he no sooner appears in the park with a halter than, instead of stampeding, practically every one of those horses comes cantering up with the true volunteering spirit.

The one which he selects, arches his neck and goes off to work with a whole string of the others following.
Dodsley--that is my groom's name--tells me that he does a great deal more mowing now than he need, simply because they worry him for the work.