\"Thatistosay，\"retortedLambourne，\"thatyouwouldengrossthewholework，ratherthandividethereward。Butbenotover—
greedy，Anthony——covetousnessburststhesackandspillsthegrain。Lookyou，whenthehuntsmangoestokillastag，hetakeswithhimmoredogsthanone。Hehasthestanchlyme—houndtotrackthewoundedbuckoverhillanddale，buthehathalsothefleetgaze—houndtokillhimatview。Thouartthelyme—hound，I
amthegaze—hound;andthypatronwillneedtheaidofboth，andcanwellaffordtorequiteit。Thouhastdeepsagacity——anunrelentingpurpose——asteady，long—breathedmalignityofnature，thatsurpassesmine。Butthen，Iamthebolder，thequicker，themoreready，bothatactionandexpedient。Separate，ourpropertiesarenotsoperfect;butunitethem，andwedrivetheworldbeforeus。Howsayestthou——shallwehuntincouples？\"
\"Itisacurrishproposal——thustothrustthyselfuponmyprivatematters，\"repliedFoster;\"butthouwerteveranill—nurturedwhelp。\"
\"Youshallhavenocausetosayso，unlessyouspurnmycourtesy，\"saidMichaelLambourne;\"butifso，keeptheewellfromme，SirKnight，astheromancehasit。Iwilleithershareyourcounselsortraversethem;forIhavecomeheretobebusy，eitherwiththeeoragainstthee。\"