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lions to the contrary, with his mind full of huntin;4. He 

 wrote : " No real resolutions had in truth been made, 

 for out of a stud of four horses I kept three, two of 

 which were absolutely idle through the two summers 

 and winter of my absence. 



" Immediately on my arrival 1 bought another, and 

 settled myself down to hunting" from London three days 

 a week. At first I went back to Essex, my old country, 

 but finding that to be inconvenient, I took my horses 

 to Leighton Buzzard, and became one of that numerous 

 herd of sportsmen, who rode with the ' Baron ' and 

 Mr. Selby Lowndes, hi those days Baron Meyer was 

 alive, and the riding with his hounds was very good. 

 I did not care so much for Mr. Lowndes" [zvhic/i is 

 very strange, as Mr. Pepys would ha\'e said]. 



"During the winters of 1873, 1S74 and 1875, 1 

 had my horses back in PLssex, and went on with my 

 hunting, always trying to resolve that I would give it 

 up. But still I bought fresh horses, and as I did not 

 give it up, I hunted more than ever. Three times a 

 week the cab has been at my door in London very 

 punctually, and not infrequently before seven in the 

 morning. In order to secure this attendance, the man 

 has always been invited to have his breakfast in the 



