is this guy fr?

[T]he Duke having duly conned over the eligible parties to ask, it was finally arranged that a Battue should inaugurate the Prince's visit. It required a little tact and consideration to get it up properly, for some people like battues while others don't.

In the case above, Bruce had gut-shot the buck.

[She] had still on the rough worsted apron of nappy homespun wool, called a brat.