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remained for six weeks. After my coming out there happened 

 to be a meet at " Kapisher Myger," at which the Emperor 

 and Empress were present with full suite, and about 250 

 mounted horsemen and ladies. After the meet was over 

 and hounds were going to covert, Her Majesty came up to 

 me (I was on foot and wrapped up in blanket clothing), 

 and cordially shook hands with me, and turned round to the 

 good old lady, Mrs. Lowe, wife of Mr. Lowe, the famous 

 trainer, whom everybody in Austria and Prussia knew, and 

 asked her to be a mother to me, to take care of me and 

 nurse me round, which she did, poor old soul, with the very 

 greatest of care. Mrs. Lowe was a Worcestershire person, 

 and had her house broken up through war on the Continent 

 three times. When I was on the sick list I used to sit 

 with her a good deal, and she often cried over her mis- 

 fortunes, at her rooms and house being broken up. I only 

 remained one season in Hungary, the doctors considering 

 it dangerous for me to remain any longer there. We had 

 excellent sport and capital runs from reed beds, etc., but 

 there were no fences, perhaps an open drain occasionally, 

 and a bit of timber with luck. There were no natural 

 fences and all you wanted was a horse that could gallop a 

 bit. The hounds, some thirty-five couple, we took out with 

 us. They stood from twenty-two to twenty-four and a 

 half inches, and were chiefly Lord Portsmouth's and Lord 

 Poltimore's blood. 



Jack Carter was one of the quickest huntsmen I ever 

 saw; he was on the brush of a fox in a twinkling, and that 

 is where they are killed ; the start is of as much conse- 

 quence as the scent, and you can do nothing without it. 

 Jack was half-brother to old George Carter of the Fitz- 

 william, and was the eldest of the second family. 



