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Hotspur
Governor Grant is a respected older cab driver. For the most part, whatever he says, the other drivers agree with or accept as fact. However, he still thinks of Jerry as being a better man than him, since Jerry doesn’t drink alcohol. The Governor sometimes stands up for the horses’ welfare, but he also can’t ignore how many poor drivers feel like the only way to feed their families is to abuse and overwork their horses. When Jerry contracts bronchitis, the Governor helps out his family by driving Hotspur in the afternoons and giving the family half the proceeds. He insists to Harry that it’s important to help people whenever possible. He purchases Hotspur when Jerry plans to leave London.
Governor Grant Quotes in Black Beauty
The Black Beauty quotes below are all either spoken by Governor Grant or refer to Governor Grant. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 39
Quotes
“[…] and I say ‘tis a mockery to tell a man that he must not overwork his horse, for when a beast is downright tired, there’s nothing but the whip that will keep his legs agoing—you can’t help yourself—you must put your wife and children before the horse, the masters must look to that, we can’t. I don’t ill-use my horse for the sake of it; none of you can say I do. There’s wrong lays somewhere—never a day’s rest—never a quiet hour with the wife and children.”
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Governor Grant Quotes in Black Beauty
The Black Beauty quotes below are all either spoken by Governor Grant or refer to Governor Grant. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 39
Quotes
“[…] and I say ‘tis a mockery to tell a man that he must not overwork his horse, for when a beast is downright tired, there’s nothing but the whip that will keep his legs agoing—you can’t help yourself—you must put your wife and children before the horse, the masters must look to that, we can’t. I don’t ill-use my horse for the sake of it; none of you can say I do. There’s wrong lays somewhere—never a day’s rest—never a quiet hour with the wife and children.”
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Page Number and Citation:
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