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salmon that could be found in the Severn, with his kind 

 regards. A horse-dealer, whom for the sake of euphonj' 

 I will call Sanguinary Richard, once came up to Lord 

 Fitzhardinge, then advanced in years, and said, " I have 

 a horse, my lord, which will just suit you ; he is a 

 famous galloper and a first-rate fencer." " x'\h ! " said the 

 old peer, " can he stand still ? " 



' Amongst other of the old earl's peculiarities, he 

 would always have black-puddings and toasted cheese 

 for dinner at Berkeley Castle — though not touched the)' 

 were bound to be there. The black-puddings were 

 made by his French cook, and the toasted cheese, on 

 which the earl particularly prided himself, was made 

 from a peculiar kind of cheese which came from one of 

 his farms. When travelling, or if at an hotel, and he 

 wanted only a single glass of sherry, he always had a 

 whole bottle for the good of the house, and he was 

 always very liberal to servants. He constantly had a 

 man with him to tell what the hounds were doing when 

 in covert ; and on one occasion, sending him to see what 

 was going forward in a large covert, he returned and 

 said, " I think, my lord, they are running down there." 

 " Think ! " answered the earl, giving him a thundering 

 thwack over the shoulders ; " I don't keep you to think. 

 Go and bring me word what they are doing." As may be 

 expected, the man returned next time with more precise 

 information, when the earl said, " Very well ; remember 

 for the future to tell me facts, and not to think." He 

 was always well supported both by the gentlemen and 

 the farmers, and always had a good show of foxes, 

 especially in the coverts of General Lygon, Sir Charles 

 Cockerell at Seizincote, at Rendcombe in those of Sir 

 William Guise, and Mr Brown of Hazelton always had 

 a fox ready for him. 



