Recently I read original version 'Black Beauty', there some problems about it, pls help me resolve
1. How to understand 'get kind words into the bargain' in the sentence below?
-All these little things help a horse very much, particularly if he gets kind words into the bargain.
2. How to understand 'stand in his light for the world' in the sentence below?
-‘I don’t want to part with you, and if you left us, I know John would lose his right hand.’ ‘That I should, sir,’ said John, ‘but I would not stand in his light for the world.’
3. 'if I beat the bush on this side the birds would fly out' , is it a proverb in English speaking? how to understand it?
-… and it is not always easy to get his opinion about people, so I thought if I beat the bush on this side the birds would fly out, and I should learn what I wanted to know quickly; so now we will come to business.

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1 - it means that while the little things help the horse very much, having a person speak kind words as well is a good thing.

2 - it means that John would not get in the way of the other's happiness (be it person or horse), I guess you could even say he would not interfere.

3 - it sort of saying "if I misdirect him, I shall get the answers I want much more quickly."

I hope this help answer your questions. Black Beauty is a wonderful book.

~Samantha :)

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