A QUIET BYE 



again they went bump, bump, jog, jog, at the 

 pleasant post-boy pace, that has roused the bile of 

 so many sportsmen, and set so many riders fight- 

 ing with their horses. 



At length they reached the cover side, a long 

 wood stretching up the sides of a gently sloping 

 hill, and widening towards the summit. On the 

 crown there stood a clump of Scotch firs and 

 hollies, forming a landmark for many miles round. 

 Turning from the high-road into the grass field on 

 the right, the party pulled up to reconnoitre the 

 ground, and make their final arrangements. 



' Now,' said Mr. Jorrocks, standing erect in his 

 stirrups, and pointing with his whip, which had 

 the effect of making half the pack break towards 

 the cover, ' Now,' said he, as soon as he had got 

 them turned, 'this is a good big wood two 

 'undred acres or more and they tells me the 

 foxes generally lie on the risin' ground, towards 

 the clump. The vind 's north-vest ; so if we puts 

 hin at this point, we shall draw up it, and p'rhaps 

 get close to the warmint at startin', which is a 

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