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two of my brother George's sons, also two or 

 three of my nephew's sons. Now I don't 

 want my sons, or my brother's sons caught, 

 and I don't want you to lose your pheasant's 

 eggs ; you see, Wilkins, nine or ten chaps 

 would very soon clear a covert or two. Now 

 will you promise me that you won't catch 

 them, if I tell you where they are coming in?" 



"I won't catch them, Monk; I'll only 

 prevent them from coming." 



" Well, then, they will be there as soon as 

 it's light, and you must get your two woodmen 

 to be at one place, whilst you and your under- 

 keeper are at the other place (mentioning both 

 localities), as they will come in by the Burn 

 water brook, down from Livermore's farm, to 

 the long plantation at Elsenham. Have two 

 men at each place before it is light, and show 

 yourselves before they get on your land; d'ye 

 twig, Wilkins ? " 



" All right, Jack ; I'll do as you say." And 

 so I did, and drove one lot of the poachers 

 two miles, by running them into Pryor's Wood, 

 towards Dunmow. My underkeeper, not being 



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