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Down in Lincolnshire

           Whentheycometoacertainspotbeforethemausoleum-door,SirLeicester’saccustomedhorsestopsofhisownaccord,andSirLeicester,pullingoffhishat,isstillforafewmomentsbeforetheyrideaway.WarragesyetwiththeaudaciousBoythorn,thoughatuncertainintervals,andnowhotly,andnowcoolly,flickeringlikeanunsteadyfire.ThetruthissaidtobethatwhenSirLeicestercamedowntoLincolnshireforgood,Mr.BoythornshowedamanifestdesiretoabandonhisrightofwayanddowhateverSirLeicesterwould,whichSirLeicester,conceivingtobeacondescensiontohisillnessormisfortune,tookinsuchhighdudgeon,andwassomagnificentlyaggrievedby,thatMr.Boythornfoundhimselfunderthenecessityofcommittingaflagranttrespasstorestorehisneighbourtohimself.Similarly,Mr.Boythorncontinuestoposttremendousplacardsonthedisputedthoroughfareand(withhisbirduponhishead)toholdforthvehementlyagainstSirLeicesterinthesanctuaryofhisownhome;similarly,also,hedefieshimasofoldinthelittlechurchbytestifyingablandunconsciousnessofhisexistence.Butitiswhisperedthatwhenheismostferocioustowardshisoldfoe,heisreallymostconsiderate,andthatSirLeicester,inthedignityofbeingimplacable,littlesupposeshowmuchheishumoured.Aslittledoeshethinkhowneartogetherheandhisantagonisthavesufferedinthefortunesoftwosisters,andhisantagonist,whoknowsitnow,isnotthemantotellhim.Sothequarrelgoesontothesatisfactionofboth.

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