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the field — as far as the partridges were 

 concerned. The dog in question was 

 considered by his master as perfectly in- 

 domitable — so much so, that, either dis- 

 gusted at his own lack of skill, or the 

 dog's self-will, he was induced to part 

 with him to the friend I have alluded to 

 for a very moderate sum. 



The dog was taken from Essex into 

 Kent, and consigned to the care of one 

 of the very best dog-breakers of his day — 

 old Wells, the old and faithful keeper in 

 the service of the late Lord Darnley. In 

 such hands there was no lack of instruc- 

 tion, and the noble preserves of Cobham 

 furnished abundance of subjects for the 

 dog to practise upon. In less than three 

 weeks the animal turned out to be one 

 of the most perfect creatures of his 

 kind ; and old Wells has frequently been 

 heard to declare, that although '* Right" 

 (the dog's name) gave him more trouble 



