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"They were both in great alarm and concern  my grandfather especially. He had been prominent in putting down some factory riots, and had acted as magistrate with promptitude, and had given orders to the military to fire, whereby a couple of lives had been lost. THEY WERE BOTH IN GREAT ALARM AND CONCERN MY GRANDFATHER ESPECIALLY HE HAD BEEN PROMINENT IN PUTTING DOWN SOME FACTORY RIOTS AND HAD ACTED AS MAGISTRATE WITH PROMPTITUDE AND HAD GIVEN ORDERS TO THE MILITARY TO FIRE WHEREBY A COUPLE OF LIVES HAD BEEN LOST
s very fond, to look after the game and see if any poachers, whom he regarded as his natural enemies, were about. "One night, as I suppose, my grandfather had been out with the young man in question, and, returning by the plantations, where the hill is steepest, and not far from that chalk-pit you remarked on yesterday, they came upon a man, who, though not actually belonging to the country, was well known in it as a sort of travelling tinker of indifferent character, and a notorious poacher. Mind this, I am not sure it was at the place I mention; I only now surmise it. On the particular night in question, my grandfather and the keeper must have caught this man setting snares; there must have been a tussle, in the course of which as subsequent circumstances have led me to imagine, the man showed fight and was knocked down by one or other of the two--my grandfather or the keeper. I believe that after having made various attempts to restore him, they found that the man was actually dead. G UNDER KEEPER OF WHOM HE WAS VERY FOND TO LOOK AFTER THE GAME AND SEE IF ANY POACHERS WHOM HE REGARDED AS HIS NATURAL ENEMIES WERE ABOUT ONE NIGHT AS I SUPPOSE MY GRANDFATHER HAD BEEN OUT WITH THE YOUNG MAN IN QUESTION AND RETURNING BY THE PLANTATIONS WHERE THE HILL IS STEEPEST AND NOT FAR FROM THAT CHALK PIT YOU REMARKED ON YESTERDAY THEY CAME UPON A MAN WHO THOUGH NOT ACTUALLY BELONGING TO THE COUNTRY WAS WELL KNOWN IN IT AS A SORT OF TRAVELLING TINKER OF INDIFFERENT CHARACTER AND A NOTORIOUS POACHER MIND THIS I AM NOT SURE IT WAS AT THE PLACE I MENTION I ONLY NOW SURMISE IT ON THE PARTICULAR NIGHT IN QUESTION MY GRANDFATHER AND THE KEEPER MUST HAVE CAUGHT THIS MAN SETTING SNARES THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A TUSSLE IN THE COURSE OF WHICH AS SUBSEQUENT CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE LED ME TO IMAGINE THE MAN SHOWED FIGHT AND WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY ONE OR OTHER OF THE TWO MY GRANDFATHER OR THE KEEPER I BELIEVE THAT AFTER HAVING MADE VARIOUS ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE HIM THEY FOUND THAT THE MAN WAS ACTUALLY DEAD
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