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accounted for, his place is with his flying 

 beauties. 



Much of the comfort and pleasure depends 

 on the Master ; and if huntsmen vary, how 

 various are the types of Masters ! There are 

 the jolly familiar ones, and the " speak-to-me- 

 if-you-dare-sir " sort ; there are the military 

 precision, and the no-discipline-at-all kind. 

 There is the M.F.H. who notices none but 

 his intimates, who does not take the trouble 

 to recognise his field, or say "good-morning" 

 to the farmer, or " thank you " to the man who 

 opens the gate. There is the damning 

 cursing, swearing species with varieties : 

 the one that swears from bad temper ; the 

 one that swears thinking it is professional ; 

 and the one that swears from pure excite- 

 ment. The first sort is always offensive, the 



