1 84 THE SPORT OF KINGS 



I certainly recognise the fact that such conditions 

 could not obtain in the country now, I cannot help 

 feeling some regret for the customs of the days 

 that are gone. But Le Roi est mort; vive le Roil 

 The horn of the hunter is still heard in the land, 

 good sport prevails, and good fellowship, and, after 

 all, what more can mortal wish for ? 



