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the end of Everlanes Hill, and here they began 

 to mn hard, and went away at the top of their 

 speed through Mr. Dodington's new cover, on to 

 West Wood, and straight as a die on to Temple- 

 combe, keeping the railway on the left, into the 

 village, and, jumping over a wall into the main 

 road, the fox saw nothing for it but to dash into 

 the open door of a cottage, to the terror and 

 consternation of the inmate, who sobbed and 

 feared her last hour was come ; when a live fox, 

 followed by seventeen couple of furious and 

 clamorous hounds, filled her small room, soon 

 followed by the Master, who took the fox from 

 the hounds, and after a fine worry in an orchard 

 substantially consoled the still trembling old 

 lady, who, to her d^dng da}^ will tell the story 

 and will bless the sport. This was a rare thirty- 

 two minutes, and sent us all home pleased and 

 surprised at so good a week of sport in March. 



March 30th. — 



Found us all at eleven o'clock at the 

 Kennels, whence we trotted straight to Compton 

 Castle, and, thanks to Mr. Rome, found a fox 



