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As this horse approached, and as I watched for it to appear through the dusk, I remembered certain of Bessie's tales, wherein figured a North-of-England spirit called a "Gytrash," which, in the form of horse, mule, or large dog, haunted solitary ways, and sometimes came upon belated travellers, as this horse was now coming upon me.
Was he descended from King Richard's favourite?" "He had no pretensions," he said, "to call himself a whelp of that litter; his father was a north-of-England gentleman. "Was Mr. Lovel's excursion solely for pleasure?" "Not entirely." "Perhaps on business with some of the commercial people of Fairport?" "It was partly on business, but had no reference to commerce." Here he paused; and Mr.
Was he descended from King Richard's favourite?" "He had no pretensions," he said, "to call himself a whelp of that litter; his father was a north-of-England gentleman. "Was Mr. Lovel's excursion solely for pleasure?" "Not entirely." "Perhaps on business with some of the commercial people of Fairport?" "It was partly on business, but had no reference to commerce." Here he paused; and Mr.
We were north-of-England people, but not of a commercial or adventurous class, though we were within easy reach of some of the great manufacturing centres. Quiet country folk we were; old-fashioned, and boastful of our old-fashionedness, albeit it meant little more than that our manners and customs were a generation behindhand of the more cultivated folk, who live nearer to London.
There were a whole lot of North-of-England chaps, fellow countrymen of mine, and I heard some of them begin to send up a roar that sounded dangerous. I was tumbling along with the crowd, quite ready for a scrimmage I rather enjoy a fight now and then, and all at once some chap sang out just in front, 'Let's burst up the blooming show! only he used a stronger word.
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