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Hutchings had found their way down from 

 Scotland. L-ady Theodora brought over a party 

 from Inwood, of which Miss Guest, aged seven, 

 was one ; Dr. Wiblin, Sir William Mackinnon, 

 Mr. Luff, and Mr. Dowell, and many more 

 were there, ready to follow the Master to Slaits, 

 which, with Poyntington, we drew blank. A 

 fox was at home in the Wheatsheaf ; but it was 

 one from Sigwells who gave us a gallop, and 

 is answerable for numerous falls wdiich occurred 

 in the course of it. We ran him to Round- 

 hill, through Compton, thence to Maperton, 

 and on into Cheriton Village, where, owing to 

 the indifferent scent, we lost. The rest of the 

 day was spent in and around Cheriton and 

 Charlton Woods, and thereabouts. 



November 2nd. — 



Found us enjoying a fine sunny morning 

 at Nether Compton, where a good fox was 

 quickly found, who went away at once by 

 Rockley to Chorlock Hill ; and on, heading for 

 Trent, he bore along the gully down to the 

 Mill, and so back to where we found him, and 



