20. benevolence. In its literal meaning of goodwill.
25. rid. Now obsolete: ridden.
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7. chace. v. note on p. 46, 1. 22.
35. took. Betook herself to. Cf. Shakespeare, Comedy of Errors, v. i. 36:
Run, master, run; for God's sake, take a house!
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2. chiding. Barking. Cf. Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream, iv. i. 120:
Never did I hear
Such gallant chiding.
10. his pole. The huntsman followed on foot, carrying a long leaping-pole, which permitted him to keep a straighter course than he could have done on horseback, owing to the state of the country.