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word yau, which also is opposed to negative ; at the same time, throwing- 

 his eye over me with a look (I was not in scarlet) which as much as said 

 — " What the devil do you know about a bad morning- for hounds." 



Nimrod, — You have got some powerful hounds here, Mr. Scott. 



Scott. — " Yes," (or rather yau, again) ; at the same time singing out 

 " Ware horse, Belmaidf, (one of the finest bitches in the pack by the bye) 

 what do you do under horse's feet, eh ?" 



Nimrod. — Are those Mr. Ramsay's horses that are forward on the 

 road. 



Scott. — Yes. 



Nimrod. — I am going to ride one of them to-day. 



Scott. — (With a slight touch of his cap.) Oh, you be Mr. Appleby, 

 be you? Glad to see you, sir; I've heard talk of you. You have 

 been to see Lord Kintore, hav'nt you ? 



Nimrod. — Not yet ; but intend doing so soon. 



Scott. — A very quick man in the kennel, that Lord Kintore. 



Nimrod. — Yes, and out of it too. 



Scott here alluded to his lordship's uncommon facility of knowing* the 



names of hounds, after having once seen them drawn to the feeding 



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