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at hand was the easel which supported the 

 large illuminated address, and was the centre of 

 interest to all. 



No pains had been spared in making the 

 address worthy of the occasion, and it was 

 delightful to see the pride in the result felt by 

 those to whose enterprise it was due. It was 

 beautifully illuminated, and appropriate hunting 

 emblems were introduced into the wide border 

 that surrounded the signatures. Not the least 

 interesting among these were the paintings of 

 Raleigh and Trefusis, two of the Master's favour- 

 ite hounds, and of Redskin, a terrier belonging 

 to Miss Guest, from whose sketches they were 

 taken. 



Again, as on a former occasion, Mr G. D. 

 Dampney was the spokesman for his brother 

 farmers, and when he stepped forward a sudden 

 hush fell over the assembly. Mr Dampney began 

 by saying that he had received permission from 

 the Master and Lady Theodora to say a few 

 words as to the way in which the testimonial 

 before them had been so hurriedly prepared, be- 

 fore he went to the great business of the day. 

 He hoped that no one would think he had taken 

 an unduly prominent position in working up the 

 testimonial, but as they were all agreed that the 

 presentation must be made before the lamentable 

 change took place to which they had to look 

 forward in the Hunt, there had not been time to 

 work on the lines usual in such a case. He had 



