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some time, until lie was so unfortunate as to 

 lose liis beloved wife. Her cleath was sudden, 

 and the supposed cause is one too moui-nful to 

 be dwelt on. Her funeral took place at Ham- 

 bledon, in whicli diurch there are monuments 

 for several of her family. This sad event 

 made Swanmere distasteful to him, and he 

 therefore removed to Exton House, which had 

 been the residence of Mr. "Wadham "Wyndliam. 

 Here his old Mends kindly gathered around 

 him. One in particular was Mr. JS'ichol, the 

 Master of the ISTew Forest hounds, whose cha- 

 racter both as a sportsman and a gentleman 

 was such that there was no difficulty in get- 

 ting pleasant parties to Exton to meet him. 

 His visits were usually on the Thursday, in 

 order to be ready for the Friday's meet. 

 Much useful information was gained from him, 

 for his science and experience were ever at the 

 service of his friends; and he was in every 

 way a most agreeable companion ; not the less 

 so for mixing a touch of good-natured satire in 



