296 SOME HUMOURS OF THE CHASE 



The destroyer of his start, I must say, behaved properly, 

 for he pulled up, and was profuse in his apologies ; but 

 I think I can see his victim now as, fairly grinning 

 with rage and disgust, he snarled, " I suppose you came 

 a long way to do that, bl 1 ye ! " 



