13/22 Did you hear of John Runce ?" Then he told the story of John Runce, which had been told to him. Your Senator, Mr.Morton, is a very peculiar man." "He is peculiar," said Morton, "and I am sorry to say can make himself very disagreeable." "We might as well trot on as Shugborough is a small place, and a fox always goes away from it at once. John Runce knows how to train them better than I do." Then they made their way on through the straggling horses, and John Morton, not wishing to seem to be afraid of his rival, remained alone. "I wish Caneback had left that mare behind," said the lord as they went. "It isn't the country for her, and she is going very nastily with him. |