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himself agreeable and would dance, he was 

 welcomed. The Church looked approval on 

 the proceedings in the person of the curate, 

 to whom, it was whispered confidentially, the 

 lady at the piano was engaged. During the 

 intervals, certain of the guests favoured the 

 company with songs and duets. Remarkably 

 pleasing voices they possessed too, and it was not 

 difficult to understand the reputation of York- 

 shire folk for singing. It was a light-hearted 

 and unaffected gathering upon which the 

 'Elephant and Giraffe looked out from the 

 Natural History Plate that adorned the wall, 

 and 3 o'clock in the morning had struck ere, 

 with linked hands, it sang " Auld lang syne." 

 Then there are recollections of whist and music 

 and generous hospitality at a farm house ; 

 pleasant evenings it is true, but not to be re- 

 commended as a preparation for the ensuing 

 day's hard work with the rod. 



An impression that lingers of one of my 

 visits is that of wind rather than grayling 

 wind that came from off the Wolds in sudden 



