Part 39 (1/2)

”No, I don't,” cried Tost the to tread upon it”

”Yes, you alere precious chuckle-headed,” cried Sah

”But I don't believe it was , and there had been a row, I should have laid the bla, but thought a good deal

Sahts

”Oh,” he said, ”if you want to get on in the world, it's of no use to give yourself away I say, who is that joskin?”

”Pete Warboys, half gipsy sort of fellow I've seen hi Look here, this is a wire to catch hares or rabbits with”

Tom took out the wire noose, and held it out to his cousin

”How do you know? that wouldn't catch a hare”

”It would The gardener showedinto the ground if there isn't a furze stu to it, and open the wire, so as to , and set it in a hare's run”

”What do you round?”

”Hares don't s in hedges or ast the furze and heath You can see where they have beaten the grass and stuff down Then the poachers put the wire ring upright, the hares run through, and drag the noose tight, and the le, the faster they are”

”Oh, that's it, is it? I never lived in the country Here, catch hold

No, Stop; let's set it, and try and catch one”

Tom stared

”I say,” he cried; ”why I read all about that in _The Justice of the Peace_,--don't you know that it's punishable?”

”Of course for the joskins, but they wouldn't say anything to a gentlehed

”I shouldn't like a keeper to catch entle poacher, is it?”

”Yes, and I thought it was a pity for you to give him money”

”Oh, I always like to behave well to the lower orders and servants when I'et back”

”Back! why, I thought ere going for a long walk,” cried Tom

”Well, we've had one Suppose ent further, you cannot get a cab home, I suppose?”