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stag turned up the stream with the hounds in view ; 

 they drove him up and down the stream and pulled 

 him down. Arthur got hold, and gave his knife to 

 the Prince, who gave the coup de grace. There was 

 a crowd in the path in front of me, and I scrambled 

 down a steep place to where the Prince was standing. 

 He had a patch of blood on his cheek, one of the 

 farmers having taken the liberty of " blueding him ". 

 His horse was on the other side of the water, and he 

 plopped in and waded across. " Dragon " adds : 

 " Colonel Anstruther Thomson astonished even the 

 natives by riding his horse down where some were 

 even afraid to lead ". 



We stayed that night at the inn at Exford. Ro's 

 pony had lost both its fore-shoes, and she had 

 wandered away towards Barnstaple ; luckily some 

 one overtook her and sent her back. She did not 

 get in till nine o'clock. The beds were very small, 

 and the house full of people carousing, so we had 

 not a very good night. One of the girls slept on the 

 floor. 



23rd. We returned to Tordown. 



24th, Sunday. Attended Swinbridge Church. 



25th. Went to Anstey ; Froude Belle w's to 

 lunch. 



28th. We rode to Minehead to The Feathers 

 Inn and got wet through. The pony-carriage with 

 luggage was a long way behind us, so I sent the 

 girls to bed and I dressed the horses to keep myself 

 warm. 



29th. Staghounds met at Crowcumb. 



