A circus life is not prone to
encourage the virtue of early rising, and she was by nature indolent in
a panther-like fashion, and was never in bed till half-past one or two
in the morning. If she had known a little more she could have
protested on the grounds that her position of leading lady did not
involve the feeding of her animals. She did it as she had done other
things without complaint, and presently Emile came to the rescue. He
knew as much about the habits and requirements of horses as he knew
about shop-keeping, being entirely ignorant of both.
"How much are the brutes to have?" he asked of the Manager. "And what
on earth do you give them?"
"Oh, I generally give 'em fish," was the sarcastic answer. "What are
you doing here, Poleski? This is the girl's business. I thought she
was keen on her horses."
"She is also keen on her bed," Emile answered. "She does her share of
work."
The Manager grumbled, but the new arrangement was allowed to stand.
Arithelli did not consort with the other female members of the
Hippodrome.
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