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never so much as been to London, and police- 

 men still wore tall hats, the same as used to figure 

 largely in pantomimes. Such a terrible affair 

 as a burglary was discussed in every possible 

 detail. A few days after the Inspector arrived 

 and had another interview with my father. This 

 time he was most apologetic, and begged that 

 nothing further in the matter should be done, as 

 from " information received," the burglars were 

 none other than the two soldier servants we had 

 staying in the house, they had been " visiting " 

 the Parson's maids ! The whole affair was kept 

 dark, and I was the only member of the house- 

 hold who was let into the secret, and I expect 

 my father did that to prevent my pursuing 

 further investigations. He knew, too, how once 

 I was bound to silence, neither wild horses or 

 the rack, or anything else would make me give 

 the show away. 



1877. 



THE ESSEX UNION HOUNDS. 



(From The Field,) 



which met for the last day of a bad cub hunting 

 season at Hutton Railway Arch on Saturday, 

 November 3rd. The hounds were thrown into 

 Arnold Wood, one of the many certain finds on 

 Lord Petre's large estate. A brace of foxes 

 broke on the Hutton side, on one of which the 

 hounds settled, and drove through Mr. John- 

 son's grounds to Brockley Grove, on to Ingrave 

 Thrift, where he tried the door of his native 



