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London. After the wedding I went down to Exeter 

 and slept there, and next morning went on to see Jack 

 Russell at Black Torrington. He was in his bed and 

 very ill. His niece, Miss Riccard, was there and Dr. 

 Linnington Ash attended him. I left next morning 

 intending to go home to attend Bertie Balfour's funeral, 

 but I missed the train at Exeter, so I went to see 

 Major and Mrs. Talbot. He was employed there 

 buying horses for the artillery. Got back to London 

 that night. 



28th. — Went down to Gatwick to Carnegy's and 

 remained there off and on till the 6th November. 



2 1 St. — Edmund Tattersall gave me a mount with 

 Queen's Staghounds at Iverheath. Ro rode " Yar- 

 borough ". 



24th. — Ro and I went to Audley Wood to stay 

 with the Pains. 



25th. — The Vine Hounds at Heriot Park. 

 Harry Deacon, master. I rode Pain's "Jumbo". 



26th. — Sunday, Basingstoke Church. 



27th. — Hargreaves Hounds, South Berks, at 

 Hockwood Park. Rode "Jumbo" again. Dick 

 Roake, huntsman. 



Gatwick again, Reading and Knuston ; did not 

 return to Charleton till 21st December. Colonel 

 Babington was acting-master in my absence. 



1883. — The puppy show took place at the Colins- 

 burgh Agricultural Show on 15th April. George 

 Fenwick and Captain Green Thomson were two of 

 the judges. Also Will Dale, who is now huntsman 

 to the Duke of Beaufort, and had been with Ran- 



