They now, however, began to feel for the scent; and, as they got upon the cold, bleak grounds above Somerton Quarries, they were fairly brought to their noses.

Uncommon glad I was to see them; for ten minutes more, at the pace they had been going, would have shaken off every man Jack of us.

As it was, it was bellows to mend; and Calcott's roarer roared as surely roarer never roared before.

You could hear him half a mile off.
We had barely time, however, to turn our horses to the wind, and ease them for a few moments, before the pace began to mend, and from a catching to a holding scent they again poured across Wallingburn pastures, and away to Roughacres Court.

It was between these places that I got my head duntled into my hat,' continued his lordship, knocking the crownless hat against his mud-stained knee.