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many of the annoyances that a large and 

 mixed field too often brings in its train, but 

 they have need of the liberty which a small 

 following and early hours afford. Some 

 M.F.H.'s do not make known their inten- 

 tions as to when and where they hunt, and 

 small blame to them, for at the very be- 

 ginning of the season the fewer there are 

 out the better, as thirty, forty, or more 

 couple of hounds, including entering puppies, 

 will require their undivided attention. Yet 

 if they meet at 5.30 or 6 a.m. there is little 

 to fear ; for the men who hunt to ride, the 

 men who follow the ladies rather than the 

 hounds, the men who come out to display 

 their attire, and even the horse - breakers 

 who like to educate their young ones at the 

 expense of the hounds, are all most likely 



