EASILY EXPLAINED.
Huntsman (having just drawn large covert blank). "Well, Mr. Leggins, we can't find that Litier you've been bragging about!"
Keeper (who objects to being styled "Leggins"). "You surprise me, Mr. Tootle! Most extraordinary!"
Huntsman. "Oh, not at all! You see there is such a show of Pheasants and Hares—I expect they must have eaten the poor little beggars between them!"