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painful digestion, to take a smaller income where 

 it would bring more comfort, and by a judicious 

 application of the pig-skin to rehabilitate his en-, 

 feebled alimentation. 



Fox-hunting is a costly luxury if one goes well 

 mounted and well appointed. It can hardly be 

 made cheap, even when one lives in his own 

 house and rides his own horses. With hotel bills 

 and horse-hire, it costs still more. As an occa- 

 sional indulgence it is always a good investment. 

 My own score at the Haycock was as follows, — by 

 way of illustration, and because actual figures are 

 worth more than estimates. (I was there from 

 Thursday afternoon until Sunday morning, went 

 out with a shooting-party on Friday, dined out on 

 Friday night, and hunted on Saturday.) 



THE HAYCOCK INN. 



s. d. 

 Jan. 2. Dinner and wine, 10 6 



Bed and fire, 3 6 



" 3. Breakfast, 2 6 



Apartments,* bed and fire, . . . .50 



Attendance,! 16 



* The run of the house. 



+ We are apt to consider this a petty swindle, but it has the 

 advantage that you get what you pay for. 



