The ex -Queen of Naples. 271 



it first, the Queen flew over on Pickles, and 

 then, going up the hill for Weedon Wood, her 

 Majesty called out anxiously to me : '' Chit is 

 going up the meadow ! " 



" Let him go," I cried ; " he will be caught. 

 Come along, please." 



After the run, which was a good one, was over, 

 the Queen made enquiries, and told me that the 

 man had been knocked off. 



On the following Friday Chit was out again. 

 We had a very trying day for horses. We ran 

 fast over the Westbury ploughs pointing for 

 Evenley, turned right-handed, all going well, and 

 we in the front. 



I heard her Majesty calling out : " My man 

 will be killed I " I looked, and over the last fence, 

 which was a clipped hedge with a broad top, a 

 ploughed field on either side of it, the horse had 

 fallen and lay upon his rider. I said : " Come 

 along, your Majesty, it is a very soft place and 

 will not hurt." 



We soon killed the fox,- and I asked 'what 

 was to be done now.' " Next time will finish 

 him," I said, with mock seriousness. " Oh," 

 replied the Queen, " he shall go by the road. I 

 do see that you know better than I do ; I am 

 glad that you would not let me ride Chit." 



