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say nolo beakopaiH, etc.," is an instance that 

 Surtees himself has probably never beaten. 



My own reference to James Pigg reminds 

 me of another character, who, both in 

 Handley Cross and Hillingdon Hall, is 

 almost as prominent as Jorrocks himself, 

 and perhaps equally popular with sporting 

 readers. The great point, however, of this 

 conception of our author's is the admirable 

 foil which the "Scotch huntsman" (as Mr. 

 Jorrocks insists upon calling the Northum- 

 brian) forms to his master. As a rider he is 

 as bold as the grocer is timid ; in fact, the 

 only points they have in common are their 

 love of hunting, drinking, and the sex. 

 Pigg can perhaps hardly be spoken of as a 

 regular huntsman, but he is the only one, 

 with the exception of Jock Haggish, whom 

 Surtees depicts as worth his salt. Which of 



