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He took the dogs off; and desiring the men to secure the robber, and ascertain whether he was alive or not, he returned to the sitting- room, and then went to examine the body outside the door. "Corbould, as I live!" cried Oswald. "Yes," replied Edward, "he has gone to his account. God forgive him!"
I never saw him moved before; and young Mistress Patience, she was indeed angry and perplexed, and begged her father to send the assailant away as soon as he could be moved. Master Heatherstone replied, 'Leave it to me, my dear; and then asked me what account Corbould gave of himself, and his falling into the pit.
"I think so too," replied Oswald, who desired the men to wait till his return, as he was going to borrow a cart; and then set off with Humphrey. As soon as they arrived at the cottage, Humphrey gave the pony to Pablo to put into the stable and feed, and then communicated to Edward the state of Corbould.
At last he arrived close to the cleared spot by the pool. There was no stag there, but fast asleep upon the turf lay James Corbould, the sinister-looking verderer who had accosted him in the forest on the previous day.
On inquiry they found, that of all the robbers, to the number of ten, not one had escaped eight they had made prisoners, Corbould, and the man whom the dogs had seized, and who was found to be quite dead, made up the number.
Corbould, and others have continued the fox-hunting tradition, and provided those scenes which have become a necessity to the sporting readers of Punch. To Charles Keene was fairly left that part of the succession that was most to his taste the treatment of life in the street and the open country, in the shops and parlours of the lower middle class, and the homes of the people.
Corbould saw that Edward was resolute, and thought proper to comply with his request: he walked away till he considered himself out of gunshot, and then commenced a torrent of oaths and abusive language, with which we shall not offend our readers. Before he went farther, he swore that he would have Edward's life before many days had passed, and then shaking his fist he went away.
Oswald was greatly annoyed at Humphrey's narration, and appeared to be very much of the opinion of Pablo, which was, to leave the scoundrel where he was; but, on the remonstrance of Humphrey, he set off, with two of the other verderers, and before nightfall Humphrey arrived at the pitfall, where they heard Corbould groaning below. "Who's there?" said Oswald, looking into the pit.
I told him about Corbould and his attempt upon you, and he was very wroth. I never saw him moved before; and young Mistress Patience, she was indeed angry and perplexed, and begged her father to send the assailant away as soon as he could be moved." "Master Heatherstone replied, `Leave it to me, my dear; and then asked me what account Corbould gave of himself, and his falling into the pit.
"Indeed, younker! it may be the worse for you," cried Corbould. "It might have been if your gun had gone off," replied Edward. I did not aim at you. I aimed at the dog, and I will kill the brute if I can."