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Vernham, and a very good man were Mr. Osmond, and 

 always walked a pnppy ; and you know'd his blind 

 pony he used to ride a-hunting — well, we'll have some- 

 thing to say about him presently ; but I remember one 

 morning his coming up to Ted worth, and he corned to 

 my house, and I was a-talking to him in the yard, when 

 Mr. Smith come down to the kennel to see some young 

 hounds as were come in ; and while I was a showing 

 him the hounds, one of 'em sees Mr. Osmond — who 

 kept back you know, sir, for he were a tidy, well- 

 behaved man, as didn't push himself forward — and 

 the hound went up to him and jumped on him, and 

 Mr. Osmond says, ' Lexicon, Lexicon ' ; and Mr. Smith 

 turned round sharp, ' What do you know about 

 Lexicon ? ' 'I beg your pardon, sir/ says Mr. Osmond, 

 'but I walked him.' Well, Mr. Smith spoke to him 

 very sharp ; and then I came forward and says, ' I beg 

 your pardon, sir, but Mr. Osmond did walk that hound, 

 and he's walked a great many hounds, sir, and very 

 well he does 'em ; and you see, sir, the hound do know 

 him ' ; and he turned round to me and says, '' Oh ! did 

 he ? Well 1 Hum I ' — and off he went, and never said 

 any more. Oh, I were quite ashamed of him, and Mr. 

 Osmond a respectable man — but there, 'twere his way. 

 Well, sir, talking about Mr. Osmond, oh, he were 

 a very good man, and very fond o' hunting, as you 



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