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How Mr. Winkle, instead of shooting at the Pigeon and killing the Crow, shot at the Crow and wounded

           Alltheregularplayersdothissortofthing;indeeditisgenerallysupposedthatitisquiteimpossibletolookoutproperlyinanyotherposition.

           Theumpireswerestationedbehindthewickets;thescorerswerepreparedtonotchtheruns;abreathlesssilenceensued.Mr.LuffeyretiredafewpacesbehindthewicketofthepassivePodder,andappliedtheballtohisrighteyeforseveralseconds.DumkinsconfidentlyawaiteditscomingwithhiseyesfixedonthemotionsofLuffey.

           ‘Play!’suddenlycriedthebowler.Theballflewfromhishandstraightandswifttowardsthecentrestumpofthewicket.ThewaryDumkinswasonthealert:itfelluponthetipofthebat,andboundedfarawayovertheheadsofthescouts,whohadjuststoopedlowenoughtoletitflyoverthem.

           ‘Runrunanother.Now,thenthrowherupupwithherstopthereanothernoyesnothrowherup,throwherup!’—Suchweretheshoutswhichfollowedthestroke;andattheconclusionofwhichAll–Muggletonhadscoredtwo.NorwasPodderbehindhandinearninglaurelswherewithtogarnishhimselfandMuggleton.Heblockedthedoubtfulballs,missedthebadones,tookthegoodones,andsentthemflyingtoallpartsofthefield.Thescoutswerehotandtired;thebowlerswerechangedandbowledtilltheirarmsached;butDumkinsandPodderremainedunconquered.Didanelderlygentlemanessaytostoptheprogressoftheball,itrolledbetweenhislegsorslippedbetweenhisfingers.

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