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nearly always prolonged far away from the 

 Bel voir domain. On these occasions there was 

 a sporting farmer from Market Overton, who 

 knew every inch of the ground, and used to 

 go well, but occasionally would turn up at 

 inopportune times, laying himself open to an 

 argument with Lord Forester and Goodall, on 

 the impropriety of confronting reynard at 

 inconvenient places. About this time there 

 came to live at Gonerby a noted breeder of 

 Leicester sheep, who, in addition to this, kept 

 a few brood mares, and was very fond of 

 hunting. His performances in the saddle were 

 not very artistic, for he would occasionally be 

 all over his horse, but had any amount of pluck. 

 One day, when a fox had been found at 

 Boothby Great Wood, and hounds checked a 

 short way from the village, our friend got a 

 little too forward, and Goodall called out to 

 him to come back. As he was doing so, in 

 attempting to open a bridle gate, his horse, 

 who was somewhat excited, put himself on his 

 hind-legs and jumped it at a stand, throwing 

 the rider over his head. There was no harm 

 done, and upon Will complimenting him on the 

 ability of his steed, the rejoinder was : '^ Oh, it^s 

 only a habit he's got into lately." On another 



