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take him some time to get accustomed to them, and secondly, 

 because the colour comes out and they are expensive. 



12 well-shrunk flannel shirts. 



12 thin woollen banians. 



3 woollen cholera or stomach-belts. 



3 dozen strong pairs of soft, thin woollen socks with double- 

 spliced heels and toes. 



2 dozen pairs of stout ditto. 

 6 flannel sleeping suits. 



3 dozen handkerchiefs. 



1 light ulster and a dressing-gown. 



2 pairs of strong braces. These are best got from Thersher 

 and Glenny, who though dear in their prices supply first-rate 

 articles. 



2 belts, leather, spring, or elastic. 

 6 bath towels. 



6 small towels. 



3 small table-cloths. 

 6 napkins. 



2 pairs bathing-drawers. 



6 sheets. 



6 common towels for servants' use. 



2 or 3 balls of twine. 



A canvas housewife, needles, thread, scissors, sponge, soap, 

 nail, tooth, and hair brushes, comb, tooth-paste, and other use- 

 ful articles you may require. 



A light mattress and 2 pillows to fit trestle-cot. 



2 pairs of blankets. 



i folding-glass to hang up or stand. 



3 pairs of good shooting-boots with light, strong canvas or 

 leather uppers. 



i pair of shooting ammunition boots with short nails on the 

 sole and high uppers for hill work. 



3 pairs of tennis shoes with rubber soles for stalking ; these 

 should be light and pliable as well as strong and serviceable, 

 as one has very often to walk some distance over very rough 

 stony ground. My plan was always to change into my 

 stalking shoes when my trackers, who are invariably shoeless, 

 had warned me that the quarry was not far off. Very often, 



