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touch the ground on the way ! In spite of all the care 

 possible, he succumbed to cold in the kidneys in a few 

 days. When I finally left the capital for the north, only 

 three of the eight dogs brought from England were still 

 alive. 



We heard afterwards that the Emperor was much 

 pleased with the day's sport and his reception at the 

 Agency. The way Captain Harrington and Messrs. 

 Baird, Butter, and Beru sat their ponies, while going full 

 gallop over the rough ground, was also commented on 

 with admiration. 



