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CHAPTER XIV continued PAOB 



Billiards and the Proctor Morrison's Fours " Billy " 

 Farrer Supplanted by Lord Elgin Hunting preferred 

 to Rowing Hack-huntersCharlie Symonds Tollitt 

 Birmingham Dog Show preferred to "Smalls" Bob 

 Colling, the Elder Concerning his Wedding 



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After Dinner with Jowett Nervous Apprehensions The 

 Dervorguilla Society Leave granted to attend the 

 Wedding Rats at Butler's Hunting a Badger Swin- 

 burne after Lunch Drum Major and how he won at 

 Haxby His Defeat at Myton Buying Angram for 

 Lindsay Smith Drum Major and Angram at Oxford A 

 Run with the Bicester Henry S. King and the Fistulatrix 

 Drum Major disappoints Attempt to raffle him- A 

 Serious Word or Two 



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The College Athletics Training round the Quad The 

 Half-mile Handicap and its Lesson Lord Elgin again to 

 the Fore Change of Rooms Vicars and Warner The 

 Cellar and the Outrageous Picture 'Hanging the Picture 

 My Absence Next Day The other Picture-hangers 

 " sent down " Extraordinary Interview with the Master 

 I escape Scot-free Rose of Athol and the Pari-Mutuels 

 Prince Charlie Boxing at Blake's George Faber 

 Improvement in the Cardinal 



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The Cardinal and the " Grinds " How we trained him 

 His good Race for the Merton " Grind " Attempt made 

 to buy him C. S. Newton corroborates The Christ 

 Church "Grind" Victory all but assured' Fall and 

 Death of the Cardinal Moments of Depression' 1 come 

 of Age Celebration of the Event' Mods. Examination 

 and the Latin Verse Paper Prince Charlie intervenes 

 More Depression Dinners at the Inner Temple The old 

 Bedford Hotel Evans's 



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Vicars and the Syrup of Ginger The Sacred Barge Pole 

 A Bread Riot The Master objects I select the Juris- 

 prudence Schools Dr Ryott supports my Choice 

 Dendy's Lectures Hunting from Chipping Norton 

 Stuart Wortley and the Large Horse C. C. Rhys and my 



