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It had been intended that the bet should be governed by the fact whether Dillsborough Wood did or did not contain a fox on that morning. He himself had backed the wood, and Botsey had been strong in his opinion against the wood. Which of them had been practically right? Had not the presence of the poisoned fox shown that he was right? "I think you ought to pay," said Larry.
Ribbs?" said the Attorney. "I didn't make the late squire's will; and if I did you don't suppose I should tell you." "I'm told that the next is Peter Morton," said Fred Botsey. "He's something in a public office up in London." "It won't go to him," said Fred's brother. "That old lady has relations of her own who have had their mouths open for the last forty years"
Ned Botsey came up, not having broken his horse's back as had been rumoured, but having had to drag the brute out of the brook with the help of two countrymen, and the Major was asked about his fall till he was forced to open his mouth. "Double ditch; mare fell; matter of course." And then he got himself out of the crowd, disgusted with the littleness of mankind.
"Does he do all that cursing and swearing for the 2,000 pounds?" asked the Senator. The fox traversed the gorse back from side to side and from corner to corner again and again. There were two sides certainly at which he might break, but though he came out more than once he could not be got to go away. "They'll kill him now before he breaks," said the elder Botsey. "Brute!" exclaimed his brother.
"Don't you remember," asked Botsey, "how he used to walk up and down the covert-side with a gun, two years ago, swearing he would shoot the fox if he broke over his land?" "I heard him say it, Botsey," said Twentyman. "It wouldn't have been the first fox he's murdered," said the doctor. "Not by many," said the landlord. "You remember that old woman near my place?" said Stubbings.
"It's all one to me," said Botsey; "only I do think that in a sporting county like this the place ought to be made too hot to hold a blackguard like that. If he comes out at me with his gun I'll ride over him. And I wouldn't mind riding over that American too." "That's just what would suit Goarly's book," said the doctor. "Exactly what Goarly would like," said Harry Stubbings. Then Mr.
The bell was rung, and the two newcomers ordered their liquor. It was quite right that Ned Botsey should be put down. Every one in the room felt that. But there was something in the attorney's tone which made the assembled company feel that he had undertaken Goarly's case; whereas, in the opinion of the company, Goarly was a scoundrel with whom Mr. Masters should have had nothing to do.
Lord Rufford, Hampton, Larry Twentyman and others sat stock-still on their horses, watching the gorse. Ned Botsey urged himself a little forward down the hill, and was creeping on when Captain Glomax asked him whether he would be so obliging kind as to remain where he was for half a minute. Fred took the observations in good part and stopped his horse.
You found one fox dead and you didn't kill another because you didn't try. Well; Mr. Morton, I don't think I shall take to fox hunting even though they should introduce it in Mickewa. "What's become of the rest of the men?" "Most of them are in the brook," said Ned Botsey as he rode on towards Dillsborough. Mr. Runciman was also there and trotted on homewards with Botsey, Larry, and Kate Masters.
"I suppose he got something." "What an idiot that man must be. Can you understand it, Mr. Masters?" They now entered the club and Goarly and Nickem and Scrobby were of course being discussed. "Is it true, Mr. Masters, that Scrobby is to be arrested?" asked Fred Botsey at once. "Upon my word I can't say, Mr. Botsey; but if you tell me it is so I shan't cry my eyes out"
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