Having 'accepted Mr.Puffington's situation,' as the elegant phraseology of servitude goes, he considered that Mr.
Puffington had nothing more to do with the hounds, and that any interference in 'his department' was a piece of impertinence.

Puffington felt like a man who has bought a good horse, but which he finds on riding is rather more of a horse than he likes.

He had no doubt that Bragg was a good man, but he thought he was rather more of a gentleman than he required.

On the other hand, Mr.Bragg's opinion of his master may be gleaned from the following letter which he wrote to his successor, Mr.
Brick, at Lord Reynard's: 'HANBY HOUSE, SWILLINGFORD.
'DEAR BRICK, 'If your old man is done daffling with your draft, I should like to have the pick of it.

I'm with one Mr.Puffington, a city gent.