“There you are at last, ” said the Horse when he got back to it. “I was beginning to wonder what had become of you.”
“I was getting your things out of the stable, ” replied Shasta. “And now, can you tell me how to put them on? ”
For the next few minutes Shasta was at work, very cautiously to avoid jingling, while the Horse said things like, “Get that girth a bit tighter, ” or “You'll find a buckle lower down, ” or “You'll need to shorten those stirrups a good bit.” When all was finished it said: