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that whereas we as individuals think solely of 

 ourselves, he is planning how we may all best 

 enjoy the sport. We may not perhaps approve 

 of his methods, but it is very unlikely we should 

 do any better. We should make allowances for 

 the constant worry and anxiety that tend to 

 upset a Master's temper. We may, perhaps, at 

 times receive an unmerited rebuke, but it is very 

 likely there have been occasions when we have 

 deserved one and have not got it. Every one 

 is liable to make mistakes, and a Master would be 

 something more than human if he never made any 

 at all. The Master and the hunt owe certain 

 duties to each other, which, when cordially ob- 

 served on both sides, will make things run 

 smoothly for all concerned. However much the 

 Master may abuse us, whether deserved or not, 

 we must accept it all and never reply a word 

 or argue the point. That is a rule which admits 

 of no deviation, and if in the heat of the moment 

 we transgress the law we must make ample apology 

 at the earliest opportunity. 



An M. F. H. who intends to do his duty to 

 the country he presides over, should endeavour 

 to live there as much as he can in the summer- 



