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under circumstances of such novelty to him, with all the 

 ardour that characterized his debut at Qaorn. Change 

 of country made no change in his ideas. Truly was it 

 sung by the ancient bard — 



" Ccelum non animum mutant qui trans mare currunt." 



The animus with him was still the same ; and well did 

 it serve for the infusion of new life and spirit into the 

 country which was destined to be the scene of his future 

 enterprise. The erection of kennel and stables was con- 

 sidered no less necessary than the rebuilding of the 

 family mansion, and both were completed with as much 

 magnificence as could be blended with utility. There 

 is a tone of harmony, throughout the whole, ever 

 visible in works which may be technically called, " in 

 perfect keeping." Having heard much of the place, and 

 still more of the pack, I gladly availed myself, in the 

 course of my tour this summer, of an opportunity of 

 joining a classical party, upon a visit to both. Being in 

 company with Mr. Barrett, the master of the H. H., 

 Mr. J. T. Waddington, secretary of the H. H., and Mr. 

 Parry, the master of the Puckeridge, we started toge- 

 ther, finding the distance within twenty -five miles of 

 our place of rendezvous, upon an expedition congenial 

 to all of us, including an occupant of the rumble of our 

 vehicle, no less a personage than Bichard Foster, for- 

 merly in the service of Lord Foley, and for the last 

 quarter of a century, the respected and most respectable 



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