I did it! I ’ad a honest fancy for Bonny Betsy, and I wanted this gentleman’s ’orse out of the way. And while you was mixing the dose with the best ecclesiastical intentions, I hintroduced a foreign element.

The Dean.

[Pulling Blore up by his coat collar.] Viper!

Blore.

Oh sir, it was hall for the sake of the Dean.

Sir Tristram.

The Dean?

Blore.

The dear Dean had only Fifty Pounds to spare for sporting purposes, and I thought a gentleman of ’is ’igh standing ought to have a certainty.

Sir Tristram.