84 George Beers, Huntsman. 



a time have I heard him cheer and say, " Hark 

 to the Marquis blood ! " 



Marmion was an especial favourite of Frank's ; 

 he kept him longer than any hound he hunted, 

 even until he was a ten-season hunter, though he 

 could not run up. He kept Marmion, Minstrel, 

 and Rescue to an unusual age, and used to take 

 them cub-hunting, because they were all so good 

 in finding a cub which had lain down or got into 

 the deep ditches in the woods. 



After a long pause there was no greater treat 

 than to hear Frank cheer to the echo when one of 

 these old hounds spoke, and finish with " Marquis 

 blood " again. 



Marmion was the colour of Marquis, and, to 

 use Frank's words, he was " made as a hound 

 should be," but none too straight ; which Mr. 

 Lowndes did not mind, but it was not approved of 

 by others. Marmion was just the reverse in dis- 

 position to his father, being most amiable. He 

 was allowed the privilege of leaving the pack to 

 come and share my lunch. If I held my sand- 

 wiches up, he was always on the look out, and 

 would come to me. A ' whip ' spoke to him one 

 day, but Frank said, '^ You let him alone, he will 

 come back." 



It is very remarkable how voice and colour is 



