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and I on her neck peeping into her ears, I suppose to 

 inquire what was the matter. But, by other research, 

 I found we had fallen into the rotten cavity of the 

 roots of a former large tree. Poor Mary and I got on 

 our legs, shook our feathers, but it was " no go : " she 

 was lame as the tree itself, and the strain and bruise 

 of the muscles of the fore-arm spoiled her forest hunt- 

 ing : so I had to resort to the bumpers again to keep 

 the steam up that evening. 



Determined, if possible, to see a run in this country, 

 I did what I considered would ensure my so doing, and 

 to this purpose resolved to take as pioneer next day a 

 gentleman who knew every inch of the country ; but 

 there is a wide difference between making resolves and 

 keeping them, A most impenetrable fog came on a 

 few minutes after we had found. I could see my van- 

 guard for fifty yards before me, but no more. How 

 he gave me the slip I know not, but I all at once 

 missed him, and in his place found myself on the bank 

 of an impracticable brook ; heard the hounds running 

 a-head ; and there I was as much at home in point of 

 knowing my locality as I should have been in the 

 Ukraine. Our good stars order every thing for the 

 best. I had an appointment in Northamptonshire ; so 

 I left the next day, or, as the New Forest was the 

 grave of one so high as Eufus, I dare say it would 

 have also witnessed the demise of the humble HARRY 

 HIE'OVER. 



It may be asked, what on earth has HARRY HIE'OVER'S 

 tumbles and mishaps in the New Forest to do with 

 people's transactions with a Nickem ? Perhaps no- 

 thing quoad the two or three occurrences, but a good 

 deal in showing the advantages of information and 

 being put on our guard ; for had I known that New 



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