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cent, Harry, Fitzroy, and Mr. Brougham, their tutor. 

 After having inspected Inchkeith we went on to 

 look at the Forth Bridge, then being made. It was 

 pitch dark when we got to Dysart and low water. 

 The men on the pier shouted " You can't get in here ". 

 We then tried the rocks. Lady M. said, "They 

 won't do, for I have bathed there ". Rosslyn said, 

 " Take me back to Edinburgh, and I will sleep at 

 the New Club ". I said, " I must get home to-night 

 and I'll jump overboard ". Harry suggested, " Get 

 a pilot boat," and in a moment a boat came round 

 the corner and landed us two at a time. We 

 scrambled over the rocks up to the house, and had 

 some supper. I got my pony and galloped home. 



25th. — Ro and I started by night train to Annes- 

 ley. Lord Harrington's hounds met there. Mr. 

 Sherbrooke sent two horses on for me, and Mrs. 

 Musters lent Ro her horse. We arrived at 7 a.m. 



27th. — West Hallam. Harrington mounted both 

 me and Ro. We went home on the night of the 

 29th, dressed in the Pullman, and went straight to the 

 meet at Lady bank. 



Newcastle Fair on 27th. — I went up in the night, 

 met Johnny Brady who had about fourteen horses. 

 Sam Hames was there. Brady had two good 

 chestnut horses. He wanted ^250 for each of 

 them. I could not leave " Fairyring," so bought 

 him and another for 300 guineas. " Topsail," the 

 other one, was restive and not much good. 



7th September, 1884. — I went to Charlie 

 Wright's at Kirby for Doncaster Races. He had 



