8/13 Hope they killed, sir--hope they killed!' with a still slighter touch of the cap. 'They wanted blood sadly--they wanted blood sadly. Quite welcome to one of our foxes, sir--_quite_ welcome. That's a brace and a 'alf they've killed.' 'Brace and a ha-r-r-f!' drawls Slapp, in well-feigned disgust; 'brace and a ha-r-r-f!--why, it makes them ten brace, and six run to ground.' 'Oh, don't tell _me_,' retorts Frosty, with a shake of disgust; 'don't tell me. I knows better--I knows better. |