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on Tuesdays, beyond the Alresford road, towards the 

 borders of the Hambledon ; on Thursdays and Satur- 

 days, in any other parts that might be convenient. 

 He held also the Hursley country, and went to it, I 

 think, three times in each season ; at the beginning 

 of cub-hunting, about Christmas, and in April, when 

 the H. H. country was too dry. The hounds were 

 always advertised as the H. H., but they were Mr. 

 Villebois' property, and maintained at his expense. 

 The dogs went out on Mondays and Thursdays ; the 

 bitches on Tuesdays and Saturdays. They were a size 

 larger than Mr. Chute's, and, owing to the division of 

 the sexes, were more sizeable. In their style of work 

 they had perhaps rather less of dash and liveliness, 

 and rather more of steadiness and patience; but the 

 difference between these two packs was only one of 

 degree, and nothing like the wide difference of style 

 which distinguished them both from Mr. Warde's : 

 they were both well adapted for Hampshire ; and 

 Warde would have considered both equally below 

 the proper standard of the foxhound in size. Once, 

 indeed, he expressed as much when he visited at 

 Harmsworth, and looked through the kennel. There 

 was there at that time a hound called Telamon, 

 much larger and heavier than any of the rest. I do not 

 know how he ever came to be entered in a pack other- 

 wise so even ; but being once entered, he proved far 

 too good to be parted with. Warde singled him out, 

 and with a kind of courteous sarcasm said, ' Now you 

 have certainly shown me a pack which any man might 

 be proud of having bred ; for they are very neat, and 

 as like to one another as if they were all from the same 



