CONTENTS ix 



PAGES 



wit's hatred of the rook Peewit's wing-exercises Peewits 

 in flocks Black-headed gulls Charm of the maritime district 

 Gloomy weather Missel-thrush ; his temper, habits, and 

 song The spire of Chichester Cathedral ; its aesthetic value 

 in the landscape. 



CHAPTER XIV 

 CHICHESTER . . . . . v . . 256-277 



Chichester at a distance and near Smells and sights 

 Public-house signs Habits of the people Brewers' policy 

 The church and the clergy In the cathedral A wood- 

 carving Market-day Early associations The Market Cross 

 and a mystery Visit to Midhurst Decaying inns Increase 

 of temperance and the cause Chichester mud Caging owls 

 The owl at Alfriston A miserable daw A white owl's lie 

 du Dickie An ideal home for an owl A prisoner without 

 hope. 



CHAPTER XV 



WINTER IN WEST DOWNLAND . . . . 278-298 



A good-bye to towns Charm of West Downland in winter 

 A cow-boy singing and a missel-thrush A vein of stupidity 

 Anecdotes Bats eating bacon Biding to Ringmer and a 

 downland man's ignorance Chilgrove Gilbert White Yew, 

 juniper, and clematis A wooded combe A host of wood- 

 pigeons Beautiful downland scenery Fallen beech-leaves 

 on snow South Harting Conclusion. 



