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Emperor " went well as usual. We eventually went 

 to Burley-on-the-Hill, and after drawing for ages found 

 again, but could make nothing of it, so presently we 

 jogged home to Barleythorpe. I enjoyed the day 

 immensely. 



Monday, i8th March. — Breakfast quite early, 

 Major Wickham, father and I. Lady E. appeared 

 just as the fly arrived, and they found they had 

 allowed about two minutes to get to Oakham in. 

 However, they did just catch their train. We 

 (father and I) proceeded by train with the horses 

 to Kettering. There we drove to the Royal Hotel 

 and took rooms. We jogged on to Hardwicke to 

 hunt the Pytchley. Got there too early. Presently 

 Bill Goodall and the long-eared hounds appeared ; 

 whips, Jack Isaacs and Alfred Wilson. Presently 

 up drove Mr. Nat Langham, Mr. Austin Mackenzie, 

 (Woodland) Pytchley. Mr. A. Mac. begged us to 

 go home and stay the night with him, which we, 

 however, declined. Captain Bay and Charlie Middle- 

 ton, Whitehead, Lucas Foster, Count Hatzfeldt and 

 Mr. Cecil Legard out. Found in Roehill gorse, ran up 

 to Finedown village, and lost him. Drew Cockroost. 

 Tom Jolly reminded father of the day on which he 

 had drawn it twice and found both times. They 

 drew Orlingbury spinneys also blank. Old Mr. 

 Allan Young (an old pal of father's) was driving 

 about in a pony-carriage. We went into his house 

 and got some food, so did another girl. I do not 

 know her name, but father said he thought she must 

 be a parson's daughter because she rode with a 



