Keepers weren't no good at all, and besides they never knowed which place us was going to make for.

One of the chaps gave I a puppy, and he growed into the finest greyhound as you'd find in a day's walk.
The first time I was took up before the bench I had to go to gaol, because the contractor had broke and the works was stopped, so that my mates hadn't no money to pay the fine.
'The dog was took away home to granny by my butty [comrade], but one of the gentlemen as seed it in the court sent his groom over and got it off the old woman for five pound.

She thought if I hadn't the hound I should give it up, and she come and paid me out of gaol.

It was a wonder as I didn't break her neck; only her was a good woman, you see, to I.But I wouldn't have parted with that hound for a quart-full of sovereigns.
Many's a time I've seed his name--they changed his name, of course--in the papers for winning coursing matches.

But we let that gent as bought him have it warm; we harried his pheasants and killed the most of 'em.
'After that I came home, and took to it regular.