Still, no doubt, it was a useful lesson, and my rule has been ever since, never amputate except as a forlorn hope, and even then don't amputate, for if you do the relatives of the man, as far as his fourth cousins, will inevitably regard you as his murderer.

Well, I must be off; I will look in tomorrow morning, Major, and make an inspection of your resources." "I am glad to see the Hunters are going to bring over their carriage," the Major said, two days later, as he looked through a letter.

"I am very glad of that, for I put it off till too late.

I have been trying everywhere for the last two days to hire one, but they are all engaged, and have been so for weeks, I hear.

I was wondering what I should do, for my buggy will only hold two.