Gl THE SPORTING WORLD. 



well, all the necessary outgoings. He may know 

 to a fraction what (we will say) thirty-five 

 couples of hounds will cost keeping ; may 

 equally closely set down what the keep of the 

 necessary number of horses for himself and men 

 will amount to. He may make himself master 

 of the very variable expense of earth stopping. 

 All this he may do and may flatter himself a 

 reasonable sum remains out of the promised 

 subscriptions for his own time, trouble, and 

 anxiety. This is all very well, but reminds 

 me a good deal of the play of The Rehearsal. 

 The author is supposed to be witnessing the 

 rehearsal of his play, and he notices what he 

 considers the diiferent hits in it. Thus, on a 

 particular reply being made, he observes to the 

 manager, *'then you see the audience will all 

 laugh." ** Yes," replied the manager, " but 

 suppose the audience should not laugh." 



Thus by the hounds if all goes well there 

 would be the sum expected as a balance in 



