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Sponge viewed the fox crossing a large grass field with all the steam up he could raise, a few hundred yards ahead of the pack, who were streaming along most beautifully, not viewing, but gradually gaining upon him. At last they broke from scent to view, and presently rolled him over and over among them. 'WHO-HOOP! screamed Mr. Sponge, throwing himself off his horse and rushing in amongst them.
'WHO-HOOP! repeated he, still louder, holding the fox up in grim death above the baying pack. 'Who-hoop! exclaimed Miss Glitters, reining up in delight alongside the chestnut. 'Who-hoop! repeated she, diving into the saddle-pocket for her lace-fringed handkerchief. 'Throw me my whip! cried Mr. Sponge, repelling the attacks of the hounds from behind with his heels.
Once the child stumbled, loosed his hold of his father's finger and came down upon all fours. He crawled to the pathside, filled his little hands with leaves, and held them up towards his sire; and they could hear the King say: 'Who-hoop, Ned! Princes walk not like quadrumanes, as he bent to take the leaves.
'Dash it! one would think he had more money than he knew what to do with, observed the first speaker, 'instead of not knowing where to lay hands on a halfpenny. 'Soon be who-hoop, here observed Quod, with a shake of the head. 'Fear so, replied Seedeybuck. 'Have you heard anything fresh? 'Nothing particular.
'Ah! dash ye, you may have that, said he, cutting at them with his whip as they clustered upon it like a swarm of bees. They had not had a wild fox for five weeks. 'Who-hoop! cried Mr. Sponge, in the hopes of attracting some of the field. 'WHO-HOOP! repeated he, as loud as he could halloo. 'Where can they all be, I wonder? said he, looking around; and echo answered where?
Having got up a sort of drunken simper, Sponge opened the drawing-room door, expecting to find smiling ladies in a blaze of light. All, however, was darkness, save the expiring embers in the grate. The tick, tick, tick, ticking of the clocks sounded wonderfully clear. 'Gone to bed! exclaimed Sponge. 'WHO-HOOP! shrieked Jack, at the top of his voice. 'What's smatter, gentlemen?