388 REMINISCENCES OF 



CHAPTER XXII. 



SALE OF PYTCHLEY HORSES AND LEATHAM GRANGE. 



On 9th January, 1869, the hounds ran into the coverts 

 at Dene while a shooting party was going on. Next 

 day I wrote to Lady Cardigan : — 



^^ 10th January, 1869. 



" My Dear Lady Cardigan, — 



" I am very sorry that the hounds yesterday 

 ran into one of your coverts and disturbed the sport 

 of your friends who were shooting there. . I could 

 have prevented it ; but the hounds were in the middle 

 of the covert before I was aware that there was any 

 shooting. I hope that we did not very much interfere 

 with their sport. We found a fresh fox in the covert 

 and another in Oakley purlieus, which we also ran 

 through. 



" Believe me, 



" Yours very truly, 



"J. A. T." 



" Dene, 

 '^ I ^th January, 1869. 



" My Dear Mr. Thomson, — 



" Many thanks for your kind letter. Your 

 hounds did no harm whatever. I should be only too 



