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Sponge that took our friend to the meet of Lord Scamperdale's hounds at Scrambleford Green, when he gave Mr. Sponge a general invitation to visit him before he left the country, an invitation that was as acceptable to Mr. Sponge on his expulsion from Jawleyford Court, as it was agreeable to Mr.
'A splendid field of well-appointed sportsmen, wrote Sponge. "Among whom we recognized several distinguished strangers and members of Lord Scamperdale's hunt." That means you and I, observed Jack. "Of Lord Scamperdale's hunt that means you and I" read Sponge, as he wrote it. 'But you're not to put in that; you're not to write "that means you and I," my man, observed Jack.
At first, he thought to retrace his steps by the marks of his horse's hoofs, and succeeded in getting back to the dean, where Sir Harry's hounds changed foxes with Lord Scamperdale's; but he got confused with the imprints of the other horses, and very soon had to trust entirely to chance.
Jawleyford, pressing his head against his hand, as Spigot, having placed some bottle ends on the table, and reduced the glare of light, was preparing to retire. 'Bring me some hot water and sugar, said he; 'and tell Harry he will have to go over to Lord Scamperdale's, with a note, the first thing in the morning.
A man would travel from London to Exeter by rail in as short a time, and with far greater ease, than he would drive from Lord Scamperdale's to Jawleyford Court.
A splendid field of well-appointed sportsmen, among whom we recognized several distinguished strangers, and members of Lord Scamperdale's hunt, were present.
'I'll lay a guinea he's one of those confounded waiting chaps, observed Fyle, who had been handled rather roughly by one of the tribe, who had dropped 'quite promiscuously' upon a field where he was, just as Sponge had done with Lord Scamperdale's.
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