Moral Sentiments," adorned the walls ; and a handsome 

 pair of globes were on a side-table, together with a large 

 portfolio of maps and drawings of flowers from nature. 

 On his book- shelves were the best editions of the classics 

 both in English and in the dead languages as well as 

 the chief historical works of sundry nations and times. 

 Neither were the rooms in which Frank Raby was domiciled 

 by any means wanting in books, which his uncle had taken 

 care to provide for him, nor were they altogether uselessly 

 bestowed upon him. In fact, he read hard by starts, but 

 wanted the steady application of his brother, which was 

 essential to cutting a figure in the schools, even in those 

 days when examinations were not over-strict. But the 

 ornaments of these rooms were of a very different char- 

 acter to those of his brother ; and as the taste and inclina- 

 tions of men are displayed by such trifles, it will not be 

 amiss to make mention of them. 



On his mantel-shelf was a beautiful figure of a race- 

 horse, cast in alabaster, and over it hung the good old- 

 fashioned print of Partner, the race-horse, taking a sweat 

 at Newmarket. That of Hambletonian and Diamond had 

 just then been published, and, of course, was to be found 

 here, as well as in many other rooms in this aristocratic 

 College. The celebrated carriage match of Lord March 

 (afterwards Duke of Queensbury), over Newmarket 

 Heath, hung vis a, vis to the match between Meynell's 

 Richmond and Smith Barry's Bluecap, two celebrated 

 foxhounds, over the Beacon course of the same place. The 

 famous prints, " in caricatura," of Dick Knight and the 

 Pytchley Hunt, were also to be seen, as well as an 

 excellent print of Robert Forfeit, so many years hunts- 

 man to the great John Warde. Tom Oldacre, on Brush, 

 just then published, was likewise in the collection ; as was 

 Sir Thomas Mostyn's favourite foxhound bitch, Lady, with 

 her whelps, a print that is to this day to be seen in half 

 the public-houses in Oxfordshire. There were likewise 

 paintings of Bonnybell and Tyrant, two favourite harriers 

 in his father's pack \. but the deficiency of globes and maps 

 was made up by a plentiful assortment of four-horse and 

 hunting whips, boxing gloves and fishing rods, and sundry 

 other paraphernalia of the sportsman. 



Hargrave's rooms were very similarly adorned. Arthur 

 Wentworth, the earth-stopper, was suspended over his fire- 

 place. A Cheshire pile game-cock was above that ; and 



