<^nthony Trollope 



about Fox-hunting. Of all things in this world, Fox-hunting 

 is the most difficult thing to explain to those who know 

 nothing about it. Mr. Gotobed had set himself the im- 

 possible task of coming over to England to find out all about 

 the British Constitution, and British country life. Civili- 

 sation has not given birth to anything more stuffed with 

 anomalies than are these two institutions. Many people 

 here might be concerned with either or both of them 

 for a life-time without rightly understanding them. The 

 American Senator tried to understand them in a few weeks, 

 and took a very heavy fall. In view of our closer contact 

 with certain aspects of American thought and feeling, the 

 book is well worth reading to-day. But apart from inter- 

 national politics, it should certainly be read by all those 

 who wish to study the influences that are at work upon the 

 Sport of our Ancestors. 



THE OLD KENNELS 



On the Saturday morning the hounds met at the ' Old 

 Kennels,' as the meet was always called, and here was an 

 excellent opportunity of showing to Mr. Gotobed one of 

 the great institutions of the country. It was close to the 

 house, and therefore could be reached without any trouble, 

 and as it was held on Morton's own ground, he could do 

 more towards making his visitor understand the thing than 

 might have been possible elsewhere. When the hounds 



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