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stated hunts every day having nothing else to do. 

 His position involves many duties. 



He is probably a magistrate if an untitled 

 member of the aristocracy, so he may be said 

 to have the surveillance of all around him, which 

 if he conscientiously discharges his duty occupies 

 much of his time. His own affairs, if he 

 properly looks after them, will leave him nothing 

 to complain of on the score of want of occu- 

 pation for mind and body ; and further, the 

 doing or neglecting to do this will probably just 

 make the difference between handing down an 

 estate unincumbered to his heir, or immolating 

 a fine property and leaving little but his name 

 for his inheritance. 



He, independent of his magisterial duties 

 (if he has such), cheerfully encounters the 

 trouble of becoming referee in any dispute 

 between his neighbours, rich or poor ; and it is 

 rarely that the advice or opinions of such a 

 man fails to produce amicable settlement of 



