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I knew. I got to him with as little delay 

 as possible, and naturally said, which way 

 is he gone ? " I zee'd um, Zir, where 

 them there gemmen are ; they be all over 

 the zcent ; and I could zee um no varder 

 than where thick mon is on a grey horse ; 

 I telt im you would be angry, and they 

 swear at me unmarcifully, but as 1 noo some 

 of them there red coats can boxy a little, I 

 heeled my tongue till your honour came 

 up." The hounds in consequence could not 

 hunt him an inch. Many said " make a 

 wide cast down wind ; he is gone to such a 

 covert ;" another, " to such an earth ;" "no, 

 Gentlemen," I replied, " I shall do no such 

 thing, I will not spoil my hounds to please 

 any man's fancy, by galloping over a coun- 

 try, the Lord knows where, on almost a 

 forlorn hope ; you have spoiled your own 

 sport, and must suffer for it. Foxes are 

 scarce in this part of the hunt ; there is but 

 very little chance of finding again !" This 



