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nicely over a flying country towards Montacute, 

 crossing the railway, but re-crossing it almost 

 directly, and, bearing a little to the right, ran 

 to ground at Lower Odcombe in twenty-seven 

 minutes. A terrier bolted him at the far end 

 of a long drain, and he gave us a short and 

 rather purposeless run over some sandy ploughs, 

 pointing for Chinnock, where he ran us out 

 of scent. After drawing all Brympton blank, 

 we left off about four o'clock in a very frosty 

 afternoon. 



February loth. — 



The meet had been fixed for the Kennels, 

 but the frost was too sharp for hunting. I hear 

 hounds were taken out in the afternoon for 

 exercise, and found a fox near Milborne Port ; 

 there was, however, no scent, which was as well, 

 as riding was most unsafe. 



February nth. — 



A good deal of frost remained, though there 

 had been a cold foggy thaw all night. A large 

 field had assembled at Holnest Pound ; and the 



