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and Nupister, your immediate neighbourliood would soon swear h)- all 

 that's good they would destroy every fox if I did not allow Mr. New- 

 man's hounds to draw (when I could not go there) Dunmow High 

 Wood, Marks and Big Woods. 



By the laws of foxhunting there must be so)ne boundary, and if you 

 luid kept foxhounds as long as I have you would know by letting 

 another pack draw your country would be a certain way of having 

 blank days, and as I had four blank days in the Dunmow country last 

 year, I do not wish to add to the number. If the weather had not 

 been frosty I should have been much oftener in your immediate iieighhonr- 

 hood, and as I cannot command weather, I do not think they ought to 

 be so much dissatisfied. If there had been cubs bred in that part of 

 the country, I should have been there more frequently in the early part 

 of November, but when I knew there was only an old fox or two, what 

 was the good of going oftener ? If I had I should have only had blank 

 days and spoilt the young hounds. It is unfortunate you live at the 

 edge of Newman's country, or rather I should say in my country and 

 that the foxes will not stay in one place. It would give me the 

 greatest pleasure to oblige you in any way except giving up my 

 country to another pack of hounds. — I remain, dear Sir, yours most 



truly, 



H. John Convers. 



P.S. — I am sure I shall feel greatly obliged if you can in any way 

 prevent the fox going to ground, and any way you think proper to do 

 it I shall be satisfied with, and cannot wish you to stop if you think it 

 will injure the earths. 



Henry John Convers to Rich.\rd Marriott (und.\ted). 

 Mv Dear Sir, — I fear in writing to you in haste I did not make 

 myself perfectly understood. I never for a moment thought you had 

 given me offence, nor did I consider you were in the least dictating to 

 me ; you merely made a request, and I merely answered it, which I am 

 very sorry I was not able to do to your entire satisfaction. I beg 

 leave to say that I never had the least thought of supposing Mr. 



