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We went from Berlin to Dresden and lived in 

 the Pernieische Gasse. Count Fredro was on the 

 first floor and I and Lethbridge above him. Countess 

 Fredro was a Russian — a great tall gaunt woman, 

 who spoke English very well. A Russian girl lived 

 with her called Katerina Simionofska. We had a 

 dancing master who used to dance at the opera, and 

 taught us gymnastics and waltzing, and we used to 

 practise with Katerina. 



The chaps at Dresden were Lord Alex. Russell, 

 Bob Balfour of Balbirnie, Lord Stair, Lord Blantyre, 

 Rashleigh, Pat Baker, John Udny and Gordon 

 Cumming. 



During the summer Lethbridge and I went to the 

 Saxon Schweiz. We lived at a pub. and ate "■ blauen 

 Forellen ". We then went on to Teplitz — a most 

 wonderful country for partridges. There was another 

 Englishman there whose name I forget, and we went 

 to interview the Oberjiigermeister to ask permission 

 to shoot. We found him sitting with his feet in a 

 tub of hot water. He gave us leave, so we hired two 

 guns and " Patronen,'' and joined the Jagd next day. 

 There were about a dozen officers in uniform and 

 some pointer dogs. All the crops were in narrow 

 strips and the partridges got up by scores. 



We returned to Dresden and remained there the 

 next winter. We were joined by Henry Gordon, 

 brother of Khartoum Gordon. His father was an 

 artillery officer, and a friend of Lethbridge's, and 

 Henry Gordon remained with us all winter. After 

 leaving Dresden I did not see him again for forty 



