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After partaking of the well-known profuse and splendid hospitality of Hanby House, they proceeded at once to Hollyburn Hanger, where a fine seasonal fox, though some said he was a bay one, broke away in view of the whole pack, every hound scorning to cry, and making the welkin ring with their melody.
Thus it appeared in the middle of the third sheet of the Swillingford Patriot: SPLENDID RUN WITH MR. PUFFINGTON'S HOUNDS. This splendid pack had a superb run from Hollyburn Hanger, the property of its truly popular and sporting owner, Mr. Puffington.
Thus the cavalcade swept down the avenue, crossed the Swillingford turnpike, and took through a well-kept field road, which speedily brought them to the cover rough, broomy, brushwood-covered banks, of about three acres in extent, lying on either side of the little Hollyburn Brook, one of the tiny streams that in angry times helped to swell the Swill into a river.
If Puff had proposed Hollyburn Hanger, Bragg would have said Rabbitborough Gorse. The move of the hounds caused a rush of gentlemen to their horses, and there was the usual scramblings up, and fidgetings, and funkings, and who-o-hayings and drawing of girths, and taking up of curbs, and lengthening and shortening of stirrups. Captain Guano couldn't get his stirrups to his liking anyhow.
'Oh, we'll draw Rabbitborough Gorse that's a new cover I've inclosed on my pro-o-r-perty. 'Sc-e-e-use me, sir, replied Bragg, with a smile, and another rap of the cap: 'sc-e-e-use me, sir, but I'm going to Hollyburn Hanger first. 'Ah, well, Hollyburn Hanger, replied Puffington, complacently; 'either will do very well.
'Good, said Sponge; 'then I'll strike that out, running his pen through the words 'that means you and I. 'Now get on, said he, appealing to Jack, adding, 'we've a deal to do yet. 'Say, said Jack, "after partaking of the well-known profuse and splendid hospitality of Hanby House, they proceeded at once to Hollyburn Hanger, where a fine seasoned fox though some said he was a bag one "
However, continued he, gathering himself up in his chair as if for an effort, 'you can say let me see what you can say you can say, "this splendid pack had a stunning run from Hollyburn Hanger, the property of its truly popular master, Mr. Puffington," or stop, said Jack, checking himself, 'say, "the property of its truly popular and sporting master, Mr. Puffington."
There's a steamer goes down-river to-morrow." Four days later they stood on the deck of a grimy little steamer breasting the outgoing tide that surged through the First Narrows. Wooded banks on either hand spread dusky green in the hot August sun. On their left glinted the roofs and white walls of Hollyburn, dear to the suburban heart.
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