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some covert some twenty miles off,' answered the sarcastic 

 master. 



* The fox certainly went on to Littleton/ said the elder 

 Botsey. 



* My dear fellow,' said the Captain, * I can tell you where 

 the fox went quite as well as you can tell me. Do allow a 

 man to know what he 's about sometimes.' 



' It isn't generally the custom here to take the hounds 

 off a running fox,' continued Botsey, who subscribed ^^50, 

 and did not like being snubbed. 



* And it isn't generally the custom to have fox-coverts 

 poisoned,' said the Captain, assuming to himself the credit 

 due to Tony's sagacity. ' If you wish to be master of these 

 hounds I haven't the slightest objection, but while I 'm re- 

 sponsible you must allow me to do my work according to 

 my own judgment.' Then the thing was understood, and 

 Captain Glomax was allowed to carry off the hounds and 

 his ill-humour without another word. 



But just at this moment, while the hounds and the master, 

 and Lord RufTord and his friends, were turning back in 

 their own direction, John Morton came up with his carriage 

 and the Senator. 



* All over for to-day,' said Lord Rufford. 

 ' Did you catch the animal } ' 



' No, Mr. Gotobed ; we couldn't catch him. To tell 

 the truth we didn't try ; but we had a nice little skurry for 

 four or five miles.' 



' Some of you look very wet.' Captain Glomax and Ned 

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