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and the good ones on the line, and I had to bring on 

 the rear-guard. Went to a wrong holloa in Eagle 

 Wood and lost our fox. Tom Brown, Gardyne's 

 whip, coming out on a pony met our hunted fox, but 

 we were too far off, 



Saturday, ist March. — Went to London, 113 

 Queen's Gate, and stayed Sunday with Mrs. Hamilton 

 Gray. Went to Mr. Byng's church. 



Monday. — Down to Gatwick, to Pat Carnegy's. 



Tuesday. — Essex Union. After hunting went 

 to London, and on to Canterbury Barracks, Bill being 

 quartered there in 13th Hussars. 



Wednesday. — Sussex Hounds. Sworder, master. 

 Bill got two hirelings and borrowed a waggonette with 

 two ponies. We drove about twenty miles. I was 

 mounted on a big chestnut horse which had run away 

 and killed his rider. First field I gfot into he ran 

 away with me ; luckily there was a boggy place at 

 the end of it, and I landed him in it up to his knees. 

 I then rode him into the covert and found he would 

 make no mistake at the grips. We did not find for a 

 long time. Bill and I changed horses. I got a weedy 

 thoroughbred. We were going down a broad grass 

 ride with a rail across it ; Bill jumped the rail, and I 

 saw him no more till after dinner at barracks. We 

 went on close to Folkestone and found at Mr. Brock- 

 man's ; ran towards the town and then turned up the 

 hills. The horse could gallop well, but we were beat 

 for want of daylight, and I had an awful journey 

 home. 



6th March. — Went to London and bought a nice 



