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Updated: June 20, 2025
It was after a more than usual libation that Watchorn, trotting merrily along with the hounds, having accomplished three blank days in succession, asked himself, as he looked upon the surrounding vale from the rising ground of Hammercock Hill, with the cream-coloured station and the rose-coloured hotel peeping through the trees, whether something might not be done to give the latter a lift.
'Is her ladyship going? asked Snaffle. 'Her ladyship drives, replied Watchorn. 'And you. Snooks, addressing a bare-armed helper, 'tell Mr. Traces to turn her out a pony phaeton and pair, with fresh rosettes and all complete, you know. 'Yes sir, said Snooks, with a touch of his forelock. 'And you'd better tell Mr.
However, there was no help for it, and he had just time to pocket the bag when Watchorn's half-drunken cheer, and the reverberating cracks of ponderous whips on either side of the Dean, announced the approach of the pack. 'He-leu in there! cried Watchorn to the hounds. ''Ord, dommee, but it's slippy, said he to himself. 'Have at him. Plunderer, good dog!
The hounds, as we said before, were desperately wild; but at length, by dint of coaxing and cracking, and whooping and hallooing, they got some ten couples out of the five-and-twenty gathered together, and Mr. Watchorn, putting himself at their head, trotted briskly on, blowing most lustily, in the hopes that the rest would follow.
'With all the honours! exclaimed Captain Cutitfat, filling his glass and rising to give the time; 'Watchorn, your good health! 'Watchorn, your good health! sounded from all parts, which Watchorn kept acknowledging, and looking about for the means to return the compliment, his friends being more intent upon drinking his health than upon supplying him with wine.
'No go, ye young infidel, growled Watchorn, 'who taught you to talk about go's, I wonder? ought to be at school larnin' to cipher, or ridin' the globes, Mr. Watchorn not exactly knowing what the term 'use of the globes, meant.
Sponge and Miss Glitters had passed, without disturbing a twig. 'C a s t anchor! exclaimed Watchorn, in a tone of derision 'not this half-hour yet, I hope! not this forty minnits yet, I hope; not this hour and twenty minnits yet, I hope! continued he, putting his horse irresolutely at the fence. The horse blundered through it, barking Watchorn's nose with a branch.
Leather to have a horse for his master, observed Watchorn to Snaffle, 'unless as how you wish to put him on one of yours. 'Not I, exclaimed Snaffle; 'have enough to mount without him. D'ye know how many'll be goin'? asked he. 'No, replied Watchorn, hurrying off; adding, as he went, 'oh, hang 'em, just saddle 'em all, and let 'em scramble for 'em. The scene then changed.
'I shall expect you to ride up to the 'ounds, young gent, observed Watchorn, darting an angry look at the speaker. 'Won't I, old boy! exclaimed George; 'ride over you, if you don't get out of the way. ''Deed, sneered the huntsman, whisking about to leave the room; muttering, as he passed behind the large Indian screen at the door, something about 'jawing jackanapes, well called Cheek.
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