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killed their second fox ; but neither of them 

 knew, although they came home part of the way 

 with the hounds. This was mentioned to the 

 master of the pack next day, and the reply 

 was : " You may not be aware of it, but many 

 men here would consider it an insult to be sup- 

 posed to know anything about it. Had you 

 asked them who had gone best during the run, 

 you would have had a story as long as your 

 arm." He then told the fact, that the second 

 fox was killed. 



Another circumstance, amongst many others, 

 occurred at the close of the season 183 — , con- 

 firming the assertion that the pleasure of many 

 men of the present day consists only in riding. A 

 party after dinner were discussing, not the merits 

 of one of the best runs of the season, but a point 

 now of greater consequence, the merits of the 

 horses, etc. The question was asked. Who had 

 the best of it ? Some man's name was given, and 

 also the name of the second best ; on which a 

 man, who had been attentively listening, and who 

 had been with the hounds on the day in question, 

 immediately exclaimed, " Then by G — d I'll sell 

 my horses, and give it up ; for I'll swear that I 

 had the best of it throughout that run ! " etc. 

 And he actually did send his twelve hunters to 

 Tattersall's shortly afterwards, and they were sold. 



