bachelor's hall. Ill 



Mr. Forester repaired. Looking in, lie saw Stephens 

 in Ms shirt, and, with presence of mind, he turned 

 the key, and went hack to his company to consider 

 how he should turn the incident to account. 



It appears that Stephens had heen several hours 

 in bed, when, waking up from his first sleep, he 

 fancied he should like a dip into the venison pie, 

 and forthwith had gone down into the larder, where, 

 in searching for the pie, he knocked down the dish, 

 with one or two more. The Squire was not long in 

 making up his mind how he should turn the matter 

 to account ; he declared that it was time to retire, 

 but before doing so, he said, they must have a 

 country dance, and insisted upon the whole household 

 being roused to take part in it. There was no 

 resisting the wishes of the host ; the whole of the 

 house assembled, and formed sides for a dance in 

 the hall, through which Stephens must necessarily 

 pass in going to his room. Whilst this was taking 

 place Mr. Forester slipped the key into the door, 

 and going behind Stephens, unkennelled his fox, 

 making the parson run the gauntlet, in his shirt, 

 amid an indescribable scene of merriment and con- 

 fusion ! 



The very Eev. Dr. Stephens had paid for his 



