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this I cannot know ; so nothing remains for me to 

 do but to give advice as to the most ready, and 

 in his case the most advantageous way of procuring 

 each sort of horse, the way to treat such horse, and 

 the way to use him — of course leaving it to each 

 individual to make his election as to his pursuit, in 

 the choice of which, though widely different in 

 themselves, provided it is the pursuit of a gentleman, 

 no one has the right to interfere. I may, personally, 

 think fox-hunting the cream of all field-sports ; 

 another may think the same of racing ; a third may 

 hold his four-in-hand as greater amusement than 

 either ; a fourth may, like myself, think the three 

 combined as, figuratively speaking, the summum 

 bonum of all earthly happiness ; whereas a fifth 

 may derive no pleasure from either, but hold a ride 

 in Rotten-row during the season, the environs of 

 Brighton at certain periods, and a stroll on horse- 

 back in his own park and the surrounding country, 

 the ne plus ultra of equestrian enjoyment — perhaps, 

 so far as this affording him the gratification of 

 ladies' society, which fox-hunting in a general way 



