1 88 THE MASTER OF HOUNDS 



generosity and kindness of Sir Tatton Sykes, for, as 

 Mr. Lawley has written of him, he was truly the most 

 unselfish, courageous, modest, conscientious, and pure- 

 minded of men. 



"The touch of a vanished hand, 

 . The sound of a voice that is still." 



How truly do these Unes apply to such men as "The 

 Druid " and Major Whyte-Melville ! We feel that we 

 are with them in the spirit, for do not 



" Souls attract souls, when they're of kindred vein ? " 



