90 THE WILLEY E:ENNELS. 



I hear you are fond of the Duke of Grafton's 

 hounds. It's a sort I have ever admired, and have 

 received favours from his Grace in that line, having 

 been acquainted together from our infancy up ; and 

 on course, most likely to procure no very bad sort 

 from his Grace's own hands. I have sent you (as a 

 present) a little bitch of ye Grafton kind, which I 

 call Whymsy, lately taken up from quarters, and 

 coming towards a year old. She's rather under 

 size for me, or otherwise I see not her fault. She's, 

 in my opinion, a true Non-Pareil. Your acceptance 

 of her from me noic, and any other hound of ye 

 Grafton sort, that may come in near her size, will 

 afford me singular satisfaction ; as I make it a rule 

 that no man who shows me civility shall find me 

 wanting in making a proper return. 



" I am, dear sir, 



" Your obliged and very humble servant, 



^*G. Forester. 



*' P.S. — Next year Whymsy will be completely 

 fit for entrance, but rather too young for this. The 

 Duke's hounds rather run small enough for this 

 country. I see no other defect in them. They are 



