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directed Turpin " to show cause" once more. Then 

 there was another hitch, but the issue was narrowed 

 to two and a half couple, by settling that Dairymaid 

 should be set off against Rubicon (the very weak point 

 of the Coldstream lot) ; and then the Fife had it 

 unanimously. When the stallion hounds were brought 

 out, it was a grand sight to see Jack Parker, of the 

 Sinnington, once more in his red waistcoat, bring up 

 Clinker, and discuss his points with the judges in the 

 slender intervals he could spare from the more pleasing 

 discussion of that gigantic sandwich which he grasped 

 in his sturdy left. However, Clinker soon came to 

 grief like the sandwich. 



Then the photographing of the huntsmen began, 

 and Mr. Thomson sat on the reserve benches as a 

 sort of committee of taste. Jack Parker had nw im- 

 mense difficulty as to the disposal of his hands for 

 posterity. He got them out of sight at last, while 

 Ben Morgan placed his right on his shoulder. William 

 Smith looked injured at the decisions, but still the 

 very picture of calm resignation. Turpin's air, on the 

 contrary, was decidedly jubilant ; he folded his arms 

 like a Canning, and put his right foot forward. Will 

 Chaning's neat lissom figure needed no pose but the 

 natural one. Either a busy, big man with a stick or 

 the photographer-in-chief objected to his holding his 

 hands behind his back ; but Mr. Thomson was down 

 upon him in an instant : " No ! no ! that's the way 

 he always stands. As you were, Will'' Then there 

 was a difficulty about Mr. Tom Parrington, but three 

 chairs were brought, and "Tom" was seated on one 

 of them next the table, which was radiant with silver 

 prizes, and two huntsmen were grouped on each side 

 of him. So far so good. The offside sitter was told 

 to nurse his leg, and the other to direct his gaze 

 more at Mr. Parrington, who held a hunting-whip. 

 Then the operator adjured them all to " look as pleasant 

 as possible" and Jack Parker (with an expression bor- 



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