THE HAUGHTYSHIRE HUNT. 31 



" Did you ever hear of a certain Shakesperian character 

 called Shylock? " enquired Mr. Dasliwood with lofty scorn. 



" Yes. Did you ever come across a gentleman of the name 

 of Ananias? " retorted Sir Tomm}^ 



And how this interesting controversy eventuated, none will 

 ever know except the parties most concerned, for at that 

 precise moment in came Travers Algernon with the cheque. 

 In due course that interesting document was ' melted ' and 

 the proceeds paid to the gentlemen who had sold, and 

 negotiated the sale of Marmion by Capulet, which proud 

 animal thereupon came to dwell in The Chase stables and 

 wear the Binkie horse-clothing. 



" And thankgord 'e's gone," piously ejaculated the head 

 man at the Weeds establishment, as he watched the great, 

 banging chestnut walk jauntily away, swaddled up in cloths, 



hood, and bandages. "A good 'orse, too, but , well, 



there ! " and a world of meaning was convej^ed in those two 

 last words. 



