[00:00.33] Chapter 11.
[00:02.66] The Sunday cab.
[00:05.76] I was very happy living and working with Jerry.
[00:10.56] He was a good man, and he reminded me of John Manly at Butwick Park.
[00:17.76] Nothing was too much trouble for him.
[00:23.66] My harness fitted perfectly, and Jerry was a kind driver who hardly ever used the whip.
[00:36.06] One of Jerry's very good clients was a man called Mr. Briggs.
[00:42.76] Early one morning, Mr. Briggs came to see Jerry to ask if he could hire a cab every Sunday morning.
[00:52.86] He was offering good money, but Jerry didn't even think about it.
[00:59.86] "I'm sorry, Mr. Briggs," he answered.
[01:05.16] "My horses work hard six days a week.
[01:09.96] Sunday is their day off and they need the rest."
[01:17.46] Mr. Briggs offered Jerry a larger sum of money to change his mind.
[01:24.66] The money would have been useful, but still, Jerry said no.
[01:32.46] "Suit yourself," said Mr. Briggs crossly, storming off.
[01:40.56] When Jerry told Polly that he had turned the work down, she was pleased.
[01:47.16] "Money isn't everything," she said calmly.
[01:54.56] "I would much rather be broke than have you and the horses working seven days a week.
[02:04.46] Money was very tight after that, because Mr. Briggs stopped using Jerry altogether.
[02:14.26] "Don't worry," said Polly.
[02:19.16] "It will all work out in the end."
[02:25.66] And it did.
[02:28.36] Three weeks later, Polly ran out to meet us as Jerry and I came home from work.
[02:37.26] "Guess what?" she said excitedly.
[02:42.26] "Mr. Briggs sent us a message.
[02:46.86] He wants you to drive for him tomorrow.
[02:50.96] He's tried lots of other cabbies, but none of them were as good as you."
[02:59.66] Polly was so pleased, she was panting, and Jerry laughed.
[03:05.76] "You said it would all work out in the end," he cried, "and now it has."
[03:14.36] One Sunday, Jerry broke his golden rule not to work.
[03:21.06] We had come home late on Saturday night, and I was tired and looking forward to my day off.
[03:30.86] Then Polly came running into the yard.
[03:35.46] "I need a favor," she told Jerry as he stood grooming me.
[03:43.16] "Poor Dina Brown's mother is dying.
[03:48.96] Dina's desperate to see her, but it's a long train journey followed by a walk from the station.
[03:57.46] You know Dina's just had a baby, and she's not been feeling well.
[04:05.76] She wants you to take her to visit her mother tomorrow.
[04:10.46] She'll pay you the money as soon as she can get it.
[04:15.66] Please, Jerry.
[04:19.06] Please will you help her?"
[04:23.66] Jerry tuttered.
[04:27.86] "It's not the money, Polly," he said.
[04:34.56] "It's the horses.
[04:37.56] They're tired, and so am I."
[04:43.46] "Please," begged Polly.
[04:47.96] "I'd like to think that someone would help me if my mother was dying."
[04:57.26] "All right then," said Jerry smiling.
[05:03.06] "Tell Dina I'll do it."
[05:06.66] Jerry borrowed a lighter carriage from a friend, and I was chosen to pull it.
[05:13.96] I didn't mind.
[05:16.46] It was a beautiful day, and it was lovely to swap the city for the sweet country air.
[05:27.06] Dina's family lived in a small farmhouse and offered me a stable in an empty cowshed.
[05:35.66] But Jerry thought I would like to be outside in their field.
[05:41.76] It was the first time I'd been loose since I'd left poor Ginger at Earl's Hall.
[05:50.56] At first, I hardly knew what to do with myself.
[05:55.66] Should I eat the grass, roll on my back, gallop as fast as I could, or lie down and rest?
[06:07.16] In the end, I did everything, and it was the best time I'd had in ages.
[06:16.76] "Why, Jack!" laughed Jerry.
[06:20.56] "You're behaving like a young Colt."
[06:25.66] Jerry enjoyed himself too, and he picked a bunch of wild flowers to give to his daughter, Dolly.
[06:35.86] Happily, we drove home, and when Dolly saw the flowers, she was so pleased, she ran around like I had in the meadow.