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ground without a tittle of evidence to support 

 them, but, on the contrary, with much to 

 disprove them, his lordship turned sharply on 

 him and said : " I am quite shocked to think, 

 sir, that you should have brought so many 

 charges against Mr. Russell, and been unable 

 to substantiate even one of them." 



Much disappointed apparently at the result of 

 the inquiry, and still unwilling to relax his grasp 

 upon Russell, the bishop thus addressed him — 



" But the fact still remains, I grieve to say, 

 that you, the incumbent of Swymbridge, keep 

 hounds, and that your curate " (who was also 

 present) "hunts with you. Will you give up 

 your hounds ? " 



"No, my lord; I decline doing so." 



He then turned to the curate and said, "Your 

 license, sir, I revoke ; and I only regret that the 

 law does not enable me to deal with the graver 

 offender in a far more summary way." 



" I am very happy to find you can't, my 

 lord," said Russell, "and still happier to know 

 that I have done nothing in contravention of 

 the law, and that it protects me. May I ask 

 then, mv lord, if vou revoke Mr. Sleeman's 

 license, who is to take the duty at Landkey next 

 Sunday ? " 



" Mr. Sleeman may do it." 



"And who the following Sunday?" inquired 

 Russell. 



