Runciman his opinion, that of
all the blackguards that had ever put their foot in Dillsborough,
that vile Yankee was the worst. Mr. Gotobed was no more a Yankee
than was the parson himself;--but of any distinction among the
citizens of the United States, Mr. Mainwaring knew very little.
A word or two more must be said of our dear friend Larry
Twentyman;--for in finishing this little story we must own that he
has in truth been our hero. He went away on his fishing expedition,
and when he came back the girl of his heart had become Mrs. Morton.
Hunting had long been over then, but the great hunting difficulty
was in course of solution, and Larry took his part in the matter.
When there was a suggestion as to a committee of three,--than which
nothing for hunting purposes can be much worse, there was a
question whether he should not be one of them. This nearly killed
both the Botseys. The evil thing was prevented by the timely
pressure put on old Mr. Hampton; but the excitement did our friend
Larry much good. "Bicycle" and the other mare were at once summered
with the greatest care, and it is generally understood that young
Hampton means to depend upon Larry very much in regard to the
Rufford side of the country. Larry has bought Goarly's two fields,
Goarly having altogether vanished from those parts, and is supposed
to have Dillsborough Wood altogether in his charge.
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