FORARD AWAY I57 



SO much devoted to game that stag- 

 hunting is a good substitute for fox- 

 hunting, though the latter is carried on 

 under difficulties by the Suffolk and the 

 Newmarket and Thurlow fox-hounds. 

 Stag-hunting in Suffolk, with its heavy 

 clay, is indeed a contrast to stag-hunting 

 over Aylesbury Vale, where the Roths- 

 childs pack lead their many followers. 

 Stag-hunting is rare good fun, but more 

 artificial than fox-hunting, and I prefer 

 the latter. If one mentions stag-hunting 

 to an old-fashioned fox-hunter of the 

 calibre of Mr. Foljambe, for instance, 

 one's remarks are accepted with chilly 

 courtesy, the while a tiny cynical smile 

 plays in the corners of his mouth. 



