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nificent suites of rooms ; admiring the rare elegance 

 of the decorations and furniture, the splendid array 

 of historical family portraits, the innumerable costly 

 ornaments, ancient oak carving, fine pictures, rare 

 prints, especially noting some original sporting 

 pictures in his lordship's study, as well as two 

 drawings, said to be the last executed by the late 

 Sir Francis Grant; and, finally, passing through the 

 beautiful drawing-room, in which the Marchioness 

 was receiving visitors, to the state bedroom, the 

 elegance of which especially attracted my attention, 

 the furniture and fittings showing the most perfect 

 taste, even to the minutest details. Compelled to 

 hurry through the castle, the hounds having been 

 thrown into a cover close by, I could only cursorily 

 examine the beauties of this stately and yet com- 

 fortable home, and mounting my horse got to the 

 warren at the moment a fox was viewed, and a 

 cheery halloo given, betokening that he had gone 

 away. Through the beautiful woods we galloped ; 

 and, passing the wonderful Eridge rocks, which 

 there was not time to examine, we ran our fox at a 

 rattling pace in the direction of Frant, from thence 

 through the woods, finally driving him across the 

 open for a short while, when he went to ground in a 

 stronghold, from which there was no ejecting him, 

 called " Harrison's Rocks." Then we drew for a 

 second fox and soon found, running him for a while, 

 but there was no scent, and we finally lost him. 

 Present on this occasion were Lords Henry and 

 George Nevill, the Hon. Ralph Nevill, Lady Alice 

 Nevill, Lady Idina Nevill, Lady Rose Nevill, and 

 Lady Violet Nevill (who were admirably mounted, 



