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qualified to take the field, in first-rate style, in any 

 country, with every suitable accommodation for the 

 servants; but, as the kennel is the most unique in 

 itself, and that which I should especially recommend for 

 imitation, it will be some satisfaction to those inclined 

 to adopt such a plan, to know that the whole cost of 

 the building, including materials, is estimated at a sum 

 not exceeding £'1,000. To make a successful imitation, 

 local advantages must, of course, be consulted ; air, 

 water, and shade, should be duly considered; and it must 

 be a place very peculiarly qualified for the purpose, 

 that would not fall far short of the original of which I am 

 speaking. I have not attempted details, or to give more 

 than the outline of repUes obligingly returned to my 

 inquiries upon main points : but I must not omit to 

 mention the second green airing-yard, at the back of the 

 kennels; — this extends from the doors of the kennel- 

 yards to the verge of a ha-ha, or sunk fence, forming 

 the boundary of the beautiful pleasure-ground beyond. 

 Here the pack may be, in a moment, ushered from their 

 lodging-houses, as in the front space of green sward; 

 and here, by any party proceeding from the mansion 

 through the shrubbery, they may be seen to the highest 

 possible advantage, at the point of sight which, of all 

 others, is most desirable for such an exhibition, being 

 raised nearly to a level with the eye that approaches 

 them. The coup d'oeil embraces, at once, the whole 



