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ground in Barwick Earths in the afternoon, 

 and came home on roads that were hard and 

 slippery, under a clear sky that threatened a 

 continuation of frost. 



February 8th. — 



Found the frost pretty well gone, though 

 there was still some in the ground — enough, 

 probably, to deter a good many people, as the 

 field was small that met at Mr. Connop's 

 hospitable door, to enjoy his kind greeting and 

 his refreshments. After a little pause here, 

 hounds moved on to Cockroad, where they 

 found. And after the little Red Rover followed 

 some twenty-eight Bnglish gentlemen, and some 

 four or five French ones, down to Deadmore, 

 and on to Puxey Copse, where he turned short 

 back, one hound close at him ; along under 

 Badbury, to and through Deadmore, up the 

 hill to Hazelbury Village, where we had a 

 check, but, recovering the line, heading for the 

 Vicarage, which we soon passed, ran towards 

 Woolland, bearing for Melcombe Park; it was 

 about forty-five minutes up to this point, and 



