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magistrates forthwith dismissed the case, and 

 severely reprimanded Humphries, telling him 

 to be careful, on all future occasions, to speak 

 the truth in the witness box. 



Now I come to one of the most curious 

 episodes of my life, and one that played an 

 important part in Humphries' removal, it being 

 nothing more or less than a dream. 



I write it down exactly as I dreamt it, for, 

 although it is a long time ago, it made an im- 

 pression on my mind that has never been 

 effaced. 



I dreamt that Humphries and I were coming 

 from Bishop Stortford through Birchanger 

 Wood, and, as soon as we got out of the wood 

 into the footpath that ran through the field, we 

 passed a sheep fold, the sheep in it lying 

 alongside the hurdles close to the footpath 

 As we were walking along, Humphries put his 

 hand through, or his arm over, the hurdles, 

 seized a lamb, and tucked it away under his 

 left arm. 



" What are you going to do with that ? " 



says I. 



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