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of sight, he resumes his work ; a remark that is echoed by 

 all the company. 



To return to our sporting young couple. 



The whole hunt were delighted two years ago, when it 

 was found out that Johnnie Clinker and his newly- 

 married wife, Lady Thomasina, had taken Fernleigh Lodge, 

 and intended to hunt regularly with the Harkaway. They 

 were both well known, and great favourites, for Johnnie's 

 papa. Clinker, sen., owned a large estate in the county, to 

 which his son, being the eldest, was, of course, heir ; and 

 was not Lady Thomasina the daughter of Lord Lovelock, 

 who lived in the adjacent county ? 



Lady Tommy was a favourite with everybody. 



She set everybody going (and we think it will be 

 generally allowed that country people want a deal of 

 waking up at times). 



Who was it urged on and bullied all the bachelors in 

 the county until they consented to give that capital ball at 

 the Town Hall of Bullerton, in November last ? 



Lady Tommy, to be sure. 



Who got up and headed the subscription for the Ladies' 

 Cup at the Hunt Steeplechase Meeting (the most popular 

 race of the day, as it turned out) ? 



Why, none other than Lady Tommy. 



Yes, she is here, there, and everywhere, You'll see 

 her dancing the very last dance of all at half-past three in 

 the morning ; and you may go to the meet of my lord's 

 hounds at Thornmanby Thicket that identical morning, 

 and there I'll wager anything you'll see Lady Tommy, 

 accompanied by her faithful Johnnie, chattering like a mag- 

 pie, and looking as fresh as paint. Johnnie and she talk to 

 each other more like a couple of boys than man and wife, 



