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that uncomfortable doctrine which presupposes 

 the perpetual presence of a Divine Power 

 " about one's bath, and about one's bed, and 

 spying out all one's ways." 



In spite of this system, however, Lord Chorles- 

 bury was probably the most erratic driver in 

 the world. He is the only man I have ever 

 met who could strike his ball so far back on the 

 heel of his club that it would speed through his 

 legs at right angles from the tee, and injure an 

 inoffensive caddy standing behind him. To 

 play as his partner or opponent was to take 

 one's life in one's hand; and it was with especial 

 reference to his peculiar methods that the 

 Bishop of Deal composed that well-known hymn 

 " For Those in Peril on the Tee," which has 

 since become so popular with mixed foursomes 

 on every seaside course in Christendom. 



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Once the player has learnt to control the 

 movements of his head he may be said to have 

 mastered the game of golf, and can confidently 

 set forth to give an exhibition of his prowess 

 upon the most crowded linl^s without any very 

 serious internal misgivings. There are, how- 

 ever, one or two minor points of golfing etiquette 

 mth which it is as well that he should be 



