6 1884. 



Here he turned as if for Inwood, and we came to 

 a check ; a young hound, however, recovered the 

 line by Martin's Wood, and two fields from there 

 we got a view of him as he made the best of his 

 way into and tlirough Inwood, and heading for 

 Yenston, where he was viewed hardly able to 

 crawl. Retribution overtook him close to a 

 poultry yard, with which he seemed only too 

 familiar. A slow hunting run with scarcely any 

 scent, with a fox from Mr. Dodington's new 

 cover, occupied an uneventful afternoon, and the 

 fox preserved his brush for the present. 



November 29th, — 



Compton Castle looked cheerful as we arrived 

 at the meet, a large field having assembled, and a 

 gleam of sun shone out to add to the beauty of 

 Castle and Lake, which in a few minutes more 

 was enhanced b}^ the chorus of music that burst 

 from the eager dog pack as they pressed the fox 

 they had so quickly found through the hanging 

 cover b}' the house. He broke at the top end 

 for Littleton Hill, when he bent to the left, and 

 our horses had to gallop their best to keep with 



