sl> lord lilford 



marisma. The others mounted the horses and 

 went away inland, I remained in my puerto 

 with a stuffed " Barbon " near me, as a decoy, 

 and waited happily enough, watching the various 

 birds, but never thinking of a shot at a bustard 

 as I was out of the beat altogether, not wishing 

 to delay the business by my infirmities, or the 

 digging of a puerto for me out in the wet 

 marisma. The beaters put up a great many 

 bustards, and a good many shots were fired, but 

 I could not see the result : at last one bird flew 

 most amiably near my " stale " and I knocked it 

 down.' 



The following letter was written to his 

 brother, who some years afterwards was con- 

 templating a visit to Spain. 



To the Hon. and Rev. Edward 

 V. R. Poivys. 



' Lilford : January 3, 1895. 



' My dear Edward, — . . . You could not do 

 better than take a run to Spain ; about itinerary, 

 all depends upon when you go. In the mean- 

 time, you should read up Ford's " Handbook " 





