They ride their thoroughbred horses to work and ride them back again.

It's much better than omnibuses or horse cars, I'd say, sir--as I remember them." "You take my breath away," said the other, lapsing into a stunned silence.
The road had become so steep and laborious by this time that Bowles was very glad to forego the pleasure of talking.

He fell back, with Mr.
Saunders, and ultimately both of them climbed into the already overloaded second cart, adding much to the brown man's burden.

After regaining his breath to some extent, the obliging Mr.Bowles, now being among what he called the lower classes, surreptitiously removed the tight-fitting red jacket, and proceeded to give the inquisitive lawyer's clerk all the late news of the island.
The inhabitants of Japat, standing upon their rights as part owners of the mines and as prospective heirs to the entire fortune of Messrs.
Skaggs and Wyckholme, had been prompt to protect themselves in a legal sense.

They had leagued themselves together as one interest and had engaged the services of eminent solicitors in London, who were to represent them in the final settlement of the estate.