FARMING AND FOXHUNTING 



seeing the various pig farms, we took a few hours off 

 to see the sights of BerHn, and a few of us joined a 

 party of tourists on a jaunt round the city. The con- 

 ductor was a man who spoke several languages and 

 really was a witty fellow. As we passed through 

 the Brandenburg Gate he said, " Here we have the 

 Brandenburg Gate of Berlin through which the great 

 Blucher passed after winning the battle of Waterloo." 

 As an Englishman I thought surely this was a tall 

 story, so I pulled him up to ask a question. " Here," 

 I said, " can you tell us who won the battle of 

 Waterloo — was it Blucher or was it Wellington ? " 

 and with a smile upon his face he replied, " Ah, 

 Monsieur, I must be diplomatic." 



I little thought at the time we left Germany it 

 would fall to my lot to pay a return visit some years 

 later. Now I have already made some comments on 

 this trip to Germany in 1938, but in the light of 

 subsequent events I think I can add a little which 

 may be of interest. 



In my early remarks I mentioned that I was 

 surprised to find a Hampshire Down sheep flock on 

 Count Metternich's estate in Westphalia, and this 

 flock was showing signs of deterioration. The 

 regeneration of it was a matter we could discuss 

 in common and I eventually prevailed upon him to 

 let me send him out some fresh blood, the outcome 

 of the arrangement being that I sent him out two 

 ram lambs from my own flock, and one from Major 

 Bland's. 



Unfortunately, before we could exchange any 

 correspondence on the result, unfriendly relations 



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