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past Broughton close by Hickling to the artificial 

 earths in Kaye Wood, whose friendly shelter saved 

 a good fox's life after leading the pack at best 

 pace for over an hour. Those who got to the end, 

 besides the hunt staff, were Lord Grey de Wilton 

 and Mr. A. V. Pryor, who took a line of their own 

 to the left of the Smite, and old Mr. Willoughby 

 of Broughton took an awful cropper in his 

 attempt to follow. The remaining half - dozen 

 were the Hon. Hill Trevor, Captain Smith, Count 

 Charles Kinsky, Mr. Behrens, and two more. 



Amongst the foremost leaders of the chase the 

 late Lord Grey de Wilton was one of the hardest, 

 and nothing would turn him from his purpose 

 when once he had made up his mind to go. Gillard 

 narrates a particular occasion when he was 

 pounded by a very rough briery fence, and wheeling 

 his horse round to find a more practical place lower 

 down, he called out to Lord Wilton, who was 

 coming at it, "to stop," but to no purpose, "for 

 he never altered his course a foot to the right or 

 left." By the time Frank got the right side, he 

 saw a riderless horse, and Lord Wilton down, the 

 holding briers having wrapped round and turned 

 him over. At once he noticed that his boot was 

 twisted back the wrong way, indicating a broken 

 leg, though Lord Wilton was unconscious of the 

 fact, and making vain efforts to scramble to his feet. 

 "Lie still, my lord, your leg is broken," shouted 

 Gillard. " Never mind me ; go on with your 

 hounds ! " was the reply. 



When drawing Coston Covert, from which more 



