Granby; A Novel Volume 3 - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1826 edition. Excerpt: ... WestwoodGorse--and a steady hard run we had of it--not a single check, and a burning scent, and all of us fresh as four year olds. It was as good a part of the day as any. But when we got to the gorse we lost him,--and we lost time too, which was quite as bad--drawing, and drawing, and all to no purpose. So then we went to Campley Wood, and before the hounds were half through it, (I was on the outside)--Gad, Sir! out there came a big old fox--so we laid them on--and away like fun by Claverton Grange, and over the hill above Baddesley Pool, and down again by Nether Twycross--and then we came to a sort of check--and once we thought we had fairly lost him; but old Cutty made a cast--a devilish good one; and again we were on him--and away across the grass fields by Crawford. Gad! you should have seen us then! We all streamed down in rank--no choosing or gap hunting--every man took his fence as it lay before him--and away we went like devils over the new enclosures on Penderton Edge. Gad! Sir, did'nt we go the pace! The pace kills--nothing like going it. Ah! you should have been with us then. But we had not much of that--for then he took us across the low grounds by Muddyford and Sludgely Bottom,--stiff, heavy country--infernal bad going--up to the shoulders pretty nearly--most of the horses were dead beat before they came out of it. Well, then we got upon Dartington higher level, and the Badsworth country--ugly work so late in the day--but no matter, nothing stopped us. Did'nt we charge them! ox fences, double fences, and all, my boy. You should only have seen us--that's all! Well, Sir! here we gained upon Pug, and within half a mile of Dingley Coppice we viewed him, Sir--weviewedhim--beat--quite beat--I knew he was--I said he was--fifty to...