CHAPTER VI 



BURDEROP 



AT Michaelmas, 19 19, following the War, 

 farming at Burderop commenced. The farm 

 had been in hand for many years. I rather think 

 the last tenant was a Mr. Pearce Brown. I just 

 remember the old gentleman. He got very deaf 

 in his declining years, retired to Baydon and came 

 down regularly to Swindon Market. One day 

 as he walked into the Corn Exchange, seeing an 

 old friend he shouted in a loud voice, " Keylock, 

 I am very sorry to hear that you have taken to 

 horse-racing." The whole crowd of people looked 

 up and had a good laugh at poor Keylock's ex- 

 pense, and then the old man seeing the consternation 

 he had raised muttered to himself, " Deaf people 

 talk loud, deaf people talk loud." 



Well, Burderop, as I have already remarked, 

 had been in hand for many years. I remember 

 it first under the direction of Henry Kemble, who 

 in those days was also the occupier of Overtown, 

 a farm adjoining the Estate, and by the by in those 

 days he was Secretary to the Cricklade Hunt. 

 Henry Kemble was, I understand, unable at 

 that time so to organize the property to show an 



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