CHAPTER X 

 HUNTING. II 



ABROAD 



IF hunting at home has the best elements of 

 sport, hunting abroad has all those of amuse- 

 ment. At home it almost ranks as a pro- 

 fession ; abroad it is never more than a 

 pleasure. 



In the early spring of 1891, I spent some 

 happy months in Rome. 



We were a large party of cousins, all fond of 

 riding, driving, and hunting, and some of the 

 days we spent galloping and careering over 

 the Campagna were the best of a very delight- 

 ful time. 



The Roman hunt in those days was ex- 

 tremely well managed, and as British as 

 possible. An excellent English huntsman, a 



