Hunting Sketches

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Hunting Sketches Anthony Trollope

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  ButatlastJorrocksisthere,andthehoundstrotofftocover。

  Sodullhasbeeneverythingonthismorningthateventhatissomething,andmenbegintomakethemselveshappierinthewarmthofthemovement。Thehoundsgointocovert,andaperiodofexcitementiscommenced。Ourfriendwholikeshuntingremarkstohisneighbourthatthegroundisrideable。Hisneighbourwhodoesn\'tlikeitquitesowellsaysthathedoesn\'tknow。Theyremainstandingclosetogetheronaforestridefortwentyminutes,butconversationdoesn\'tgobeyondthat。Themanwhodoesn\'tlikeithaslitacigar,butthemanwhodoeslikeitneverlightsacigarwhenhoundsaredrawing。

  Andnowthewelcomemusicisheard,andafoxhasbeenfound。Mr。

  Jorrocks,galloppingalongtheridewithmanyoaths,imploresthosearoundhimtoholdtheirtonguesandremainquiet。Whyheshouldtroublehimselftodothis,asheknowsthatnoonewillobeyhisorders,itisdifficulttosurmise。Orwhymenshouldstandstillinthemiddleofalargewoodwhentheyexpectafoxtobreak,becauseMr。Jorrocksswearsatthem,isalsonottobeunderstood。OurfriendpaysnoattentiontoMr。Jorrocks,butmakesfortheendoftheride,goingwithearserect,andlisteningtothedistanthoundsastheyturnupontheturningfox。Astheyturn,hereturns;and,splashingthroughthemudofthenowsoftenedground,throughnarrowtracks,withtheboughsinhisface,listeningalways,nowhoping,nowdespairing,speakingtonoone,butfollowingandfollowed,hemakeshiswaybackwardsandforwardsthroughthewood,tillatlast,wearywithwishingandworking,herestshimselfinsomeopenspot,andbeginstoeathisluncheon。Itisnowpasttwo,anditwouldpuzzlehimtosaywhatpleasurehehasasyethadoutofhisday\'samusement。

  Butnow,whiletheflaskisyetathismouth,hehearsfromsomedistantcornerasoundthattellshimthatthefoxisaway。Heoughttohavepersevered,andthenhewouldhavebeennearthem。

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