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"And you knocked him about too, I suppose?" said Sir Francis

"Yes, I suppose I did, sir He hurt me, and I was in a passion"

"Now, Philip, what have you to say?"

Philip looked uneasy as he glanced at his brother and then at Sir

Francis

"Well, go on, sir"

"We were up by the big con--"

"Yes, yes, we have heard all about that," cried Sir Francis

"Yes, pa; and we heard whistles, and Courtenay said, `What's that?'"

"I thought it was you said `What's that?'"

"No, pa, it was Courtenay," cried the boy quickly: "he said it And

then I wanted to go down and catch the thieves, and Courtenay ca down the pears Then I went one way and

Courtenay went the other, and I saw that new labourer--that rowl

"How dare you speak, sir, till you are called upon for your defence!"

cried Sir Francis

"Oh, all right, your worship!" growled Ike "On'y you kno dark it

weer"

"Silence, ain to enforce silence

"Go on, Philip," said Sir Francis quietly