Hoof Beats 



John Rexford and his wife, for it was far too good 

 to keep entirely to himself, that one of the fastest 

 runs the Club ever had, over its stiffest country, 

 the second time the hounds killed in Bagby^s 

 barnyard, was a mere delusion and a snare, and 

 that in reality the hounds never killed at all. 



Nor does Mr. Leffington know, for the others 

 would never spoil the sport by telling him, that 

 John Rexford and Gwen had made it all up on the 

 train that Sunday morning and agreed to take in 

 poor Richard. But whatever anyone says it 

 must be admitted that Mr. Leffington was a 

 consummate artist in his way. 



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