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" Of course he had enemies what ardent game pre- 

 server ever escaped them ! But he was not unpopular 

 with the better disposed of the rural population. 

 Children gathered and brought to him, during his 

 long illness, the earliest violets ; and all wild creatures 

 flocked to his premises. 



For many a year he came and went among us as a 

 familiar friend, giving no trouble and conferring 

 pleasure. No one told a story better, or with fewer 

 redundant words. Eye and lip aided the merry voice 

 and gesture, and there was often deep pathos con- 

 trasted with the sunny smile. Though decidedly not ' a 

 lady's man,' all women worthy of the name liked him. 

 He was kind and gallant to the young, courteous to 

 those advanced in life. His delicately-white though 

 manly hands set off by deep, turned-back cuffs of fine 

 linen, and one or two very antique costly rings, his 

 simple, sportsmanlike, scrupulously neat garb adapted 

 according to circumstances either to the open country 

 or a lady's drawing room never seemed out of place. 

 His low, melodious voice rang as truly and pleasantly 

 in our ears as ever it did by the side of his own Mere, 

 where all the wild fowl flocked at his call. The warm 

 kindly clasp of his hand was the token of friendship as 

 true and warm as his indignation against any description 

 of fraud, meanness, even affectation, or false sentiment 

 was undoubtedly bitter." 



The close of Grantley Berkeley's life was clouded by 

 domestic sorrow. His wife and both his sons died before 

 him, and he was left a lonely old man, with the title 

 which he had fondly reckoned upon, if not for himself, at 



