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it at all, at any price, for a long time ; ulti- 

 mately, however, he was blindfolded, and pushed 

 bodily in. 



' Now then let us telegraph to Purlby ; he is 

 expecting to hear every day, and I should think 

 Mark Whitwell & Co. sent him a wire yesterday 

 when we passed the Lizard. 



After lunching on board, and bidding adieu 

 to the officers, engineers, &c., they got into the 

 horse-boxes and started for Bristol, en route for 

 Brewtown, where they arrived at 8.30 in 

 the evening. Purlby and one of the helpers 

 were there to meet them, the former in a state 

 of intense excitement. 



' Well, how are the hounds ? ' said Reginald. 

 ' I got your letter about poor Caroline ; that was 

 a bad business.' 



' It was indeed, sir, but I have saved five 

 of the pups, and they are all as like old Marquis 

 as can be. We have got a rare lot this time, 

 and as to the entry, I don't think we have ever 

 had such a lot.' 



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