CHAPTER XIV 



In Conclusion 



THERE is a last word I have to say which ought 

 to have been first, and that is about subscribing 

 to the hunt you patronise. 



Before you buy your horses, order your clothes, 

 or decide on the size of your hunting-box, you 

 ought to set aside a sum of money for subscrip- 

 tions, and not only set it aside, but send it to the 

 secretary ere you appear with the hounds. You 

 ought not to require a reminder that your sub- 

 scription is due, but should find out the proper 

 person and send it him at once. Whatever you 

 may give, the master is nearly certain to have to 



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