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promised me that, when the birds went there, 

 I should go too, to look after them and keep 

 his accounts. 



I went over to Chute Lodge and delivered 

 the Major's message, and Mr. Fowle then told 

 me to take a horse and cart, and bring every- 

 thing that belonged to him and me away from 

 Chilton House ; anything not worth bringing 

 away I was to throw down in the street, for 

 some old woman to burn. 



" Mind what you are about, Wilkins," said 

 he. "You know what belongs to me, and if 

 there is an old broken hog-trough, and Major 

 Symons has had a new head put on it, knock 

 off the head and leave it there, bringing my 

 part away. Do the same with an old hurdle 

 or box. You can ask Humphries to help you 

 catch the birds, load up the hen-coops, sitting- 

 boxes, and corn." Mr. Fowle had left some 

 corn to feed the pheasants. 



I carried out his instructions, and, when I 

 had loaded it all up, I went to the Major, and 

 asked him to be kind enough to come and see 

 that I had taken nothing that did not belong 



