THE POMPONIUS EGO DAY 



' I 'm not a conceited hass,' observed Jorrocks, 

 boiling up, 'wot thinks everything I 'ave is the 

 best ; and if I 'ears of good blood anywhere, 

 I'll 'ave it as I said afoor, I doesn't care two- 

 pence 'bout tin, further nor as it enables me to 

 pursue the plisures o' the chase.' 



* That 's your ticket ! ' exclaimed Ego. 



' Sink ye, ye wadn't ha' it just now,' observed 

 Pigg over his shoulder, thinking the great man 

 had changed his mind, and wanted his insurance 

 ticket against hunting accidents. 



' To hobtain a good run,' continued Mr. 

 Jorrocks vehemently, without noticing either of 

 these interruptions, ' to hobtain a good run, your 

 'ounds should not only 'ave good abilities, but 

 they should be hexperienced and well 'quainted 

 with each other. To guide a scent well over a 

 country for a length o' time, through all the 

 hintricacies and difficulties o' the chase, requires 

 first chop abilities,' added he, with a hearty slap 

 of his thigh. 



* So it does,' assented Ego. 



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