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" Yes, sir." Then Mr. Fowle sought Watts, 

 and said that he had proved the correctness of 

 Watts' version. Thus emboldened, Watts told 

 Mr. Fowle all that Humphries had said about 

 putting foxes under the earth, at Chilton, when 

 he had lived there as keeper under me, also 

 how Humphries had endeavoured to lure him 

 into shooting foxes. After a little further con- 

 versation with Watts, Mr. Fowle again sought 

 Humphries. 



" Now, Humphries," said he. " You say 

 you watched those snares two days and three 

 nights, without leaving them." 



''Yes, sir," responded the truthful Hum- 

 phries. 



" On Tuesday night you were playing cards 

 in the saddle-room for three or four hours, and 

 on Wednesday night you went to Appleshaw 

 with two of the indoor servants ; so much for 

 your watching the snares ! Now, sir, listen to 

 me (as Humphries was about to make excuses) ; 

 you have told my keeper, Watts, that you put 

 many a fox under the turf when you lived with 

 Wilkins, at Chilton, but you prudently added 



