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The Dowry.
Monsieur Faucheux's horses were serviceable animals, with thickset knees and legs that had some difficulty in moving.

Like the carriage, they belonged to the earlier part of the century.

They were not as fleet as the English horses of M.Fouquet, and consequently it took two hours to get to Saint-Mande.

Their progress, it might be said, was majestic.
Majesty, however, precludes hurry.