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his life to Lower Njdand, where he roused his 

 famil}', and saved himself. We ran about the 

 covers there some minutes, finally getting away 

 with another, and ran him, with a fair holding 

 scent, over Bow Brook, and on towards Sayells 

 Farm, bearing right to Henstridge Marsh, where 

 was a check, but a short one, and we were 

 soon on again, over the brook — where some got 

 over, some in, and some went round — over that 

 pretty flat to Priors Down. Out again and 

 back towards Sayells, having again to cross the 

 brook, whence more wet coats emerged, and 

 wet horses, too, to Higher N3dand, where, scent 

 failing, we were obliged to leave him, well 

 pleased with the hour's sport he had given us. 



February 21st. — 



This morning was cold and frosty, and 

 seemed like a return of winter, but we in 

 our favoured county must not complain, as in 

 Yorkshire hounds were stopped by frost. We 

 met at Holnest Pound, and finding at once in 

 Long Burton Gorse, ran as if for Westhall, but 

 crossed into King's Plantation to Butterwick 



