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But apart from this tendency, I cannot in 

 accordance with my individual feehngs but hold 

 the axiom to be good that says "whatever is 

 worth doing at all is worth doing well." I do 

 not mean to infer by the quotation that because 

 a man cannot keep up a stud of twelve, ten, 

 or six hunters he is not to indulge in his 

 favorite pursuit ; we are not all born to, or 

 arrive at, a large fortune, so if a man cannot 

 have the luxury of a large stud he must content 

 himself with what he can get. But I fear I 

 shall not have credit for the bump of venery 

 being very strongly developed in me, when I 

 admit that if I lived in the country, (which 

 under the circumstances I am about to state I 

 certainly should not do) that is with one horse 

 and perhaps a pony for my wife's use in 

 harness, I should not, as many persons would 

 do, take a day's hunting occasionally. I would 

 avoid the tongue of a foxhound as I would 

 avoid any thine; that reminded me of happier 



