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in Collinton Hill and ran to ground at Skelpie. I 

 got bogged at Clatto with " Jenny Lind ". Will got 

 in a mess with his horse and lamed him badly. I 

 was out eight times before I caught a fox. During 

 the seven days we killed many hares and hunted a 

 good many roe-deer. 



First regular day, ist November. Met at Lad- 

 dedy ; ran one hour and ten minutes, and killed in 

 the strip near the west gate of Mount Melville. 



On 13th November went to Blair Adam. Made 

 a temporary kennel at Blair Adam Inn. Some of 

 the horses were at the stables at the house and the 

 rest at the inn. My uncle, Sir Charles, and Lady 

 Adam and Mary were there, and I stayed with them. 



24th November. — Rumbling Brig ; nineteen 

 couple ; slight frost, fog and heavy rain ; snow on 

 the hills ; capital scent ; found in the moss at Rumb- 

 ling Brig. Ran all through Blairhill coverts, right 

 up the hill, where the fog was so thick we couldn't 

 see. Found the hounds in the glen at Castle Camp- 

 bell. The fox jumped up in the middle of them on 

 the rocks. I scrambled down to the waterfall on my 

 feet and found " Wilful " almost drowned in the pool ; 

 pulled her out, tried to jump across, landed all right, 

 but the stone being slippery, tumbled in up to my 

 chin. Luckily I caught hold of a stone, but I had 

 great difficulty in getting out, as it was like a pot, 

 and the current always drew my legs away. When 

 at last I got out the hounds would try to jump after 

 me, and I had to sit on the branch of a tree to guard 

 it. The waterfall made such a row the men couldn't 



