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CHAPTER V. 



THE RUN FROM FORTH TO TAY: SNOW HUNTS. 



1876. 17th January. — Charlie went to Mentone 

 to join Lady Campbell. I went with him to Lord 

 Warden Hotel, Dover, on 17th; crossed to Calais 

 on 1 8th. Met Charlie Bethune and went on to 

 Paris with him (Meurice's Hotel); next day to 

 Lyons, Marseilles (Grand Hotel) : lunch at Nice, 

 and Mentone on the 21st. Lady Campbell and 

 Clem were already there. I remained two or three 

 days. Met Talbot Clifton, who had come out in his 

 yacht. I left Charlie with them and went home 

 without stopping. The cold all through France 

 was awful. Charlie lent me his fur coat, which 

 was my salvation. When I got to Calais it was so 

 mild that I sat on deck all night. I got home 

 again on 30th, and got out hunting at Pitscottie next 

 day. 



Season 1874 Sir Arthur Halkett commenced to 

 hunt the West of Fife. I sent him Jack Shepherd 

 and twenty couple of hounds. He was then living 

 at Keavil, having let Pitfirrane, 



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