42 REMINISCENCES OF 



" As to hounds buying, Percy Williams will be 

 our best commissioner, and he won't want an 

 honorarium, like Walker, whom we can call in if 

 required ; but we should pay P.W.'s rail fare." 



Curzon agreed to let me have Mancetter Manor- 

 house furnished for the rest of his lease. 



Having commenced arrangements for the Ather- 

 stone country, I took a house in Edinburgh in 

 Drummond Place. 



On 3Oth March went with Geo. Fenwick to 

 Duns, and hunted with Lord Wemyss' Hounds, the 

 last day they hunted, and back to Edinburgh at 

 night. 



On 1 6th April, Borthwick Hall ; Henry Hope, 

 Master, Linlithgow and Stirling Hounds ; Atkinson, 

 huntsman. Found a brace of foxes ; the body of 

 hounds went away with one, and ran into a field full 

 of lambs. One of the hounds killed a lamb. Four 

 couple of hounds were left back in the covert running 

 another fox. I remained with Jack Carter, trying 

 to stop them. The other lot checked and all came 

 back to the covert. They had just begun to run 

 nicely together when the master galloped back, and 

 shouted, "Atkinson, stop the hounds". Atkinson 

 was quite deaf. He looked at me, but I made no 

 sign. The master got in front of him, and again 

 said, " Stop the hounds," which was done. He 

 then rode into the middle of them, and pointing at 

 one said, "Hang that hound". Atkinson said, 

 " Hang him, sir, it couldn't be him, he's the best 



