Only those were spared that flew northward into "Splatchett's." It was a veritable slaughter, planned with judgment, and carried out in a most ungentlemanlike and unsportsmanlike manner.
It goaded Sir Charles beyond his patience.

After several vain efforts to restrain himself, he shouldered his gun, and, followed by his friends, went bursting through the larches to Richard Bassett.
"Mr.Bassett," said he, "this is most ungentlernanly conduct." "What is the matter, sir?
Am I on your ground ?" "No, but you are taking a mean advantage of our being out.

Who ever heard of a gentleman beating his boundaries the very day a neighbor was out shooting, and filling them with his game ?" "Oh, that is it, is it?
When justice is against you you can talk of law, and when law is against you you appeal to justice.

Let us be in one story or the other, please.

The Huntercombe estates belong to me by birth.