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fellowship (applause). There was no animal that created so 

 much good fellowship as a fox. Their present would be 

 handed down as a heirloom in his family, as a proof of the 

 good fellowship which had always existed between himself and 

 the subscribers towards the testimonial (applause). There was 

 one other testimonial which he valued far more than the one 

 presented to him, valuable as that might be, and that was to 

 ;be assured of the fact that during the ten years he had hunted 

 the hounds he had not made one single enemy (loud applause). 

 The number of friends he had made, none knew better than 

 himself, and he could only add that should it ever be his lot 

 to become a Master of hounds again — and that was his dearest 

 wish — he hoped it might be in South Leicestershire (loud 

 applause). 



Mr. Stops, the vice-chairman, then made the presentation to 

 William Grant, the late huntsman ; and after Mr. J. E. Bennett 

 had proposed ' the new Master,' a toast which was drunk 

 with enthusiasm, and to which Mr. Fernie responded in 

 felicitous terms, and other toasts had been duly honoured, the 

 proceedings were brought to a close by singing the National 

 Anthem. 



