76 THE SILVER FOX 



heard Lady Susan call to him to give them 

 a lead. 



" There, Hughie ! " she cried, " between 

 the two furze-bushes is the only chance. 

 That horse will do it flying." 



Hugh cantered to the place, the bay horse 

 pulling and fuming ; he looked at the steep 

 face of the bank, the deep ditch in front of 

 it, and knew that to save his soul he could 

 not ride at it. 



*'It's not good enough," he called out, 

 turning his horse. " We must try round 

 some other way." 



. '' Try round ! " ejaculated Lady Susan, 

 rushing the grey at the fence. '' Look at 

 the hounds running like the devil over the 

 top of the hill I Come up, horse ! " 



The grey horse recognized the inevitable ; 

 he came up on to the top of the bank with 

 an effort, and jumped boldly out across the 

 boggy stream on the far side. Glasgow 

 came next, getting over with a scramble, 

 and after him followed the wholly incredible 

 Isabella. As Major Bunbury, cramming his 



