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Cowley, ' "We must get out o' the way, or Mr. Smith will 

 be right over us ; ' and he never turned either way, hut 

 by he went, and never took any notice of us or hound, 

 or anything else. Of course you know, sir, I put my 

 hand up to my cap as he passed, and so did Cowley. 

 Oh, he were a very odd man I Why, sir, I've know'd 

 him of a Sunday wait at the church door after the 

 service, and I'd try not to see him, for I know'd what 

 would happen; and there he'd stand till I come up, 

 and then I'd hear, 'George,' 'Carter' (for I didn't seem 

 to hear him, you know, sir, the first time) ; and Td come 

 up and say, ' I beg your pardon, sir, but did you wish 

 to speak to me ? ' And then he'd begin asking what 

 hounds I was a going to take out the next day, and all 

 about the hunting, sir, and there were the people, you 

 know, ail stopt back, as couldn't get out of church ; and 

 I'd say, ' I beg your pardon, sir, but hadn't I better come 

 down to the House, sir, and see you, sir, and then you 

 can tell me what you like ; for these good people, you 

 see, sir, want to get out of church, sir.' And then he'd 

 say, ' Oh ! do they ? Well, I suppose they do ; well, you 

 come down.' And then on he'd go, but he never 

 thought anything of it, and that too of a Sunday and 

 coming out o' church. Oh ! I was quite ashamed 

 of him. 



Well, sir, you know'd Osmond the. biitcher, of 



