28 RIDING TO HOUNDS 



who did not follow — are not carried away 

 with enthusiasm at learning the exact 

 height of that monstrous fence which you 

 took so cleverly, or eager as to the details 

 of how you outdistanced other riders! 

 No sport shows up the character of those 

 engaged in it better than hunting, whether 

 evidenced by their conduct in the field, or 

 by their af tertalk. 



