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puddings — sweet omelette, damson tart, baked custard 

 and stewed rhubarb. After we had succeeded in 

 ploughing our way through this lengthy repast, we 

 sank down exhausted into armchairs and read the 

 papers. Presently the servant came to announce 

 Mrs. Tiney ^ and Mrs. Pickett, and much to our joy 

 dear Nay appeared with her nice sister. They 

 stopped and chatted for some timeand then left us 

 for the night. We went to bed early. 



Tuesday, 19th March. — Father rode "Harbinger". 

 Hunted with Woodland Pytchley at Dob Hall. Mr. 

 Austin Mackenzie, W. Haynes, W. Neil, John 

 Bagshaw, etc., out; all very pleased to see "the 

 Captain " again. Found in Brampton Wood. Fox 

 ran bang through all the horses. Hounds ran it in 

 view across two or three fields and round back into 

 Brampton Wood again ; eventually killed in a barn 

 near Carlton ; ignoble pursuit ; a good pack of 

 hounds. Drew Carlton purlieus, and as father was 

 trotting along middle ride the fox appeared and ran 

 parallel with him for about five fields, crossing just 

 in front of him. Ran back towards Brampton Wood 

 while he continued his ride to Harborough, where 

 he found me and Tiney waiting for him. 



Tiney and I left Kettering by the midday train 

 and waited at Harborough until father arrived, 

 starving, and in a downpour of rain. Tiney and I 

 had dined off a sponge-cake and oranges, and had to 

 our grief nothing to give him, so he had to go hungry 

 and weary to Rugby. There he and I deposited 



'■ Olive's former nurse. 

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