Question

Explain what Black Beauty meant "I wanted no whip or spur".

Answer 1

John tells Doctor White that Mrs. Gordon might die without help. Doctor White says that his own horse is badly in need of rest, and John tells him to take Beauty back, even though he's just run all the way there: "Black Beauty will go till he drops" (18.14), John says.

Answer 2

Answer:

• a black tablet or capsule of amphetamine taken as a stimulant In high school, we just smoked reefer and took acid and black beauties—some kind of speed pill