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with the blood of Lord Portsmouth's Sailor. All this 

 took place during my last summer at Missenden 

 Abbey. Then another problem presented itself. What 

 kennels were available ? This was solved by the 

 kindness of Lord Carrington of Wycombe Abbey, who 

 placed at my disposal those which had long fallen into 

 disuse, but which were in tolerable repair, and 

 situated close to his lordship's stables. So now I was 

 fairly fixed up and launched upon the duties and 

 responsibilities which I had so lightly shouldered. 

 Another piece of luck came my way, as Lord Chesham 

 of Latimer, the Master of the Bicester, passed on to me 

 his kennel huntsman, William Wilson, who proved a 

 perfect treasure, and a mentor on whose advice I could 

 always implicitly rely. 



