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stood with his hat up. '' Where's he gone ? " 

 "There he stands," repUed Baily, "in that 

 clump of trees." 



I caught fast hold of my horse. " Here ! 

 Tally-ho ! my boys," and into the clump I 

 rode. Out he jumped, and away they went, 

 all in view with him, and they settled to him, 

 running very nicely up to Rowney Warren. 

 Right through this, on over Chicksands Park, 

 and up to Cainhoe Park Wood, straight 

 through this as hard as they could drive, and 

 up to Wrest Park. 



There he jumped the park gates, and went 

 down to the lake. How the hounds did it I 

 shall never know, but they swam right down 

 the whole length of that lake ; they never 

 checked, but on they went, and out of the 

 park at the far end. By this time my cob was 

 " blown," and Sam Baily, riding up, sang out : 



" Here. Take my horse ! It's of no use 

 us going on without you." 



I jumped on, and on we went, and when I 

 got out into the road I could see them 

 streaming away down the Silsoe meadows. 



