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the plough as well ; but 'twas soft falling, and horse 

 and man were soon up again, and not even a shoe 

 pulled off. 



" Plenty of dirt, 



No hurt ; " 



SO 'twas only to get to hounds as soon as possible. As 

 the " Knight of the Fall " came up, he saw old George 

 Carter sitting on his horse close to one of the whips, 

 who was watching a ride ; and the whip, on seeing 

 what had happened, exclaimed, with a kind of grin, 

 " Well, old fellow, you've been and got it, hain't ee ? " 

 I shall never forget poor old Carter's face as he looked 

 round and comprehended the whole in a moment. 

 '• Oh, dear, dear me, sir, I hope you ain't hurt !" and, 

 turning to the grinning whip, he opened upon him : 

 *' What do you mean ? — you, a servant, to speak to a 

 gentleman in that way ? Why, you've had no eddi- 

 cation, and don't know a B from the gahle end of a 

 ham / " and then, turning to me again, with a kind of 

 look of sorrow, he continued, " Oh, sir, I'm quite 

 ashamed of him I " 



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