Handley Cross; oder, MrJorrocks Jagd. Nkweiße Haare, schneiden sich gleichmäßig um den Kopf, als wäre es an den Rändern eines Barbers Bassins getan worden. Benjamin hatte seine eigene Meinung nach durch den Erwerb eines Paares von Topboots und die Zischung von Sipper-in zu den Hounds, in denen er ein Gooddeal war, der von der üblicherweise von den Landbeamten gegenüber London bezahlten Deference unterstützt wurde, rücksichtsvoll erhöht. Wie alle gasthaus-sattelräume war der Dragon One in seinen Dimensionen etwas durchzogen, und was wenig da war, war renderedlos, durch sonnige Sätze von Tragegurten, die an den Wänden hängen, und Diverssattelständer, Stiefel-

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Handley Cross; or, MrJorrock's hunt . nkwhite hair, cut evenly round his head, as though it had been done bythe edges of a barbers basin. Benjamin had increased considerablyin his own opinion, by the acquisition of a pair of top-boots, and hisappointment of whipper-in to the hounds, in which he was a gooddeal supported by the deference usually paid by country servants toLondon ones. Like all inn saddle-rooms, the Dragon one was somewhat con-tracted in its dimensions, and what little there was, was renderedless, by sundry sets of harness hanging against the walls, and diverssaddle-stands, boot-trees, knife-cleaners, broken pitchforks, andbottles with candles in their necks, scattered promiscuously around.Nevertheless, there was a fire, to keep hot water ready, and abovethe fire-place were sundry smoke-dried hand-bills of country horsesfor the by-gone season— Jumper—Clever Clumsy—Barney Bodkin—Billy Button, &c.—while logs of wood, three-legged stools, andinverted horse-pails, served the place of chairs around.. BENJAMIN IN THE SADDLE-ROGM* K 2 6tt, MB. JORBOGKSS EUNT. 109 On the boiler side of the fire, away from the door—for no one hasa greater regard for No. 1 than himself—sat the renowned BenjaminBrady, in a grooms drab frock coat, reaching down to his heels, asky-blue waistcoat, patent cord breeches, with grey worsted stockings, and slippers, airing a pair of very small mud-stained top-boots beforethe fire, occasionally feeling the scratches on bis iace, and the bitesthe fox inflicted on his nose the previous day—next him, sat the first pair toy out, a grey-headed old man of sixty, whose jacket, breeches, boots, entire person, in fact, were concealed by a long brownholland thing, that gave him the appearance of sitting booted andspurred in his night-shirt. Then came the ostlers lad, a boy oisome eight or nine years old, rolling about on the flags, playing withthe saddle-room cat ; and, immediately before the fire, on a largeinverted horse-pail, sat S

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1890
• booksubjectfoxhunt
• bookyear1892