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Harbour, and we followed him a bit about 

 Alweston ; but even the presence of three 

 M.F.H.'s could not improve the scent, and we 

 had to let him be. Besides our own Master, 

 we had Lord Haldon, and the Master of the 

 Lanark and Renfrew, Colonel Buchannan. 



March 12th. — 



This morning found us all at Bagber, with 

 precisely the same weather — east wind and 

 sunshine ; and later in the day the wind seemed 

 a shade warmer. Found a fox near Twin 

 Woods, ran a ring by Mr. Harvey's house, and 

 tow^ards Dalton Elm, and lost. Went then to 

 Yeargrove ; found in the Hanging and ran 

 straight to Twin Wood, and lost him, too. 

 We then drew Queen's Copses blank, and, 

 after a very patient draw, a hound spoke to a 

 fox in the thick recesses of Bagber Gorse, 

 and, another being " holloaed," we thought we 

 were in for something, but it came to nothing ; 

 and we returned to complete the draw at the 

 big gorse, whence meantime our other friend 

 had perhaps stolen away, for no patience or 



