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still in their earths. A kindly Master who 

 takes a pleasure in seeing the schoolboy 

 on his pony, and a pride in seeing these 

 youngsters enter well, will give them a 

 chance to put in a day or two before the 

 summer holidays end, and will let every 

 regular and trusted member of the hunt 

 have an opportunity of being present. It 

 is to the genuine Nimrod a pleasant thing 

 to get up in the dark, and, after a light 

 breakfast, hastily swallowed, to mount in 

 the dawn and once more find himself jogging 

 beside the hounds along the road on an 

 autumn morning. His mind is easy and 

 his temper unruffled by struggles to get 

 into leathers and top - boots, or by the 

 memory of letters unanswered on his table ; 

 any clothes will do, and he will be home 



