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We returned to Rennes on the follow- 

 ing morning, and communicated to our 

 friends en ville the result of our eques- 

 trian tour, and they were not a little 

 pleased at the prospect w^e held out to 

 them of complying with their wishes by 

 getting up a chasse en plains a la mode 

 Anglaise. 



To say the truth, I had some mis- 

 givings on the subject, for I had no great 

 faith in our steeds, and I felt assured that 

 if we came to timber-jumping we should 

 lose both boars and dogs, for none of the 

 horses we had as yet seen were equal to 

 the task. I had heard of some that were 

 spoken of very highly, and their owners, 

 who were amongst the most wealthy of 

 the inhabitants, had, unknown to us, 

 pre-determined to mount us. They an- 

 nounced their kind intentions themselves, 

 by waiting on us, and placing their stables 

 at our disposal. 



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