CHAP. I.] CLIMATE, SEASONS, &C. 75 



1818. 



March 1. VERB. Tell Mr. FREEMANTLE, that 

 the Spaniels are beautiful, that Wood 

 cocks breed here in abundance ; 

 and tell him, above all, that I fre 

 quently think of him as a pattern 

 of industry in business, of skill and 

 perseverance and good humour as a 

 sportsman, and of honesty and kind 

 ness as a neighbour. Indeed, I have 

 pleasure in thinking of all my Botley 

 neighbours, except the Parson, who 

 for their sakes, 1 wish, however, was 

 my neighbour now; for here he 

 might pursue his calling very quietly. 



2. Open weather. Went to Bustleton, 

 after having seen Messrs. STEVENS 

 and PENDRILL, and advised them 

 to forward to me affidavits of what 

 they knew about OLIVER, the spy 

 of the Boroughmongers. 



3. Frost in the morning. Thaw in the 

 day.. 



4. Same weather in the night. Rain 

 all day. 



5. Hard frost. Snow 3 inches deep. 



6. Hard frost. About as cold as a 

 hard frost in January in England. 



7. Same weather. 



8. Thaw. Dry and fine. 



