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Pitman and Dr. Caverhill stayed here for it. Hunt 

 servants — Jack Shepherd, Will Goodall and Jack 

 Capell in red coats, knee-breeches and white stock- 

 ings — attended at the door to receive the company. 

 George Chalmer and his wife drove all the way from 

 Inchdairnie for it. Wallace, bandsman F.L.H., 

 played the piano, and his two sisters violins. 



26th April. — My last hunt as M.F.H. Met at 

 Dunearn, twelve o'clock. I came over from Edin- 

 burgh. Johnny Goodall gave me a mount on 

 " Essex," as all my horses were preparing to be sold. 

 Rosie was out, but I forget where she came from. 

 Found directly, clipping scent, and ran well to Raith, 

 about seven miles. Unfortunately there was a roup 

 of wood going on, which headed the fox ; and the 

 people kept moving on over the ground I wished 

 to try, so I could make no more of it. Went back 

 to Dunearn. The keeper told me he had seen a fox 

 go into a patch of gorse about two miles off; found 

 there directly. Got away close at the fox, and ran 

 into him in the open at the side of the road near 

 Balmullo. Rosie and I went back to Cowdenbeath 

 with the hounds. Had tea, and got into the train 

 and arrived at Thornton at seven o'clock, where we 

 had to wait two hours. I laid down and fell asleep. 

 At 8.30 Mr. Orchardson said, "This is your train". 

 Just as I was going out he said he had applied for a 

 licence for another refreshment-room, and hoped I 

 would support him. The engine gave one snort. 

 I said to Rosie, " Run for your life ". She flew to 

 the end of the platform, but the train was off and all 



