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It was the kennel, stable, and servants' hall courier of Nonsuch House, come to say that Sir Harry hunted that day. Presently Mr. Leather knocked at Mr. Sponge's bedroom door, and, being invited in, announced the fact. 'Sir 'Arry's 'ounds 'unt, said he, twisting the door handle as he spoke. 'What time? asked Mr. Sponge, with his half-shaven face turned towards him.
Sponge had floored him knocked his right eye into the heel of his left boot, as he said in the course of which run his lordship's horse had rolled over him on a road, he was like the railway people unable to distinguish between capital and income unable to say which were Sponge's bangs and which his own; so, like a hard cricket-ball sort of a man as he was, he just pocketed all, and wrote as we have described.
'Give me money, said he pompously. They each handed him half a crown; and Jack added a third for himself. 'Mr. Pacey challenges Mr. Sponge's chestnut horse, and Mr. Sponge challenges Mr. Pacey's gold watch, observed Jack sententiously. 'Come, old Slowman, go on! exclaimed Guano, adding, 'have you got no further than that?
Jack, too, had time to run his peculiar situation through his mind, and ponder on his mission from Lord Scamperdale on his lordship's detestation of Mr. Sponge, his anxiety to get rid of him, his promised corner in his will, and his lordship's hint about buying Sponge's horses if he could not get rid of him in any other way.
Betty had a sort of natural good temper, which made her unwilling to impose, but she had no principle which told her it was sin to do so. She had such good success, that when night came, she had not an orange left. With a light heart she drove her empty barrow to Mrs. Sponge's door. She went in with a merry face, and threw down on the counter every farthing she had taken. "Betty," said Mrs.
'Then make yourself scarce, or I'll baptize you in a way you won't like, growled Jack, diving under the bedclothes. 'About the w-h-a-w-t? drawled Jack, as if perfectly ignorant of what Pacey was talking about. 'About the horse, you know about Mr. Sponge's horse, you know that you got me to challenge for you, you know, stammered Pacey.
Sponge's company, he thought, nevertheless, that the ladies and he Amelia and he at least would get on very well. Forgetting that he had come to eject Sponge on the score of insufficiency, he really began to think he might be a very desirable match for one of them himself. 'The Spraggons are a most respectable family, said he, eyeing himself in the glass.
Sponge! exclaimed Jawleyford, holding up a long needle-case of a glass with the Jawleyford crests emblazoned about; 'don't wait of me, pray, repeated he, as Spigot finished dribbling the froth into Sponge's glass; and Jawleyford, with a flourishing bow and waive of his empty needle-case, drank Mr. Sponge's very good health, adding, 'I'm extremely happy to see you at Jawleyford Court.
What happy hours he had spent poring over Jorrock's Hunts, Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour, and the works of the Old Shekarry! When he went to a picture-gallery he was listless until he came upon some representation of moving adventure by flood or field, and then the rest of the party could hardly drag him away.
Sponge's portmanteau and carpet-bag, being in the very diminutive turnover seat behind. The carriage was followed by the straining eyes of sundry Johns and Janes, who unanimously agreed that Mr. Sponge was the meanest, shabbiest gent they had ever had in their house. Mr. Leather was, therefore, roasted in the servants' hall, where the sins of the masters are oft visited upon the servants.
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