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visitors; and, in consequence, tliey pressed 

 liim to return to London with them, which he 

 did, in order to draw out a proper plan for the 

 buikling. "When this was done, on the follow- 

 ing day, the architect was sent for, who approved 

 of it, and offered to send his clerk of the works 

 to superintend the building. Accordingly 

 the whole party went down by rail the next 

 day to the site, where Mr. Smith marked 

 out the plan on the ground, and the founda- 

 tions were at once begun. Lords Sufheld and 

 Gardner remained but a few days, which was 

 all the better for the progress of the works, as 

 they had several members of the hunt to dine 

 with them at the hotel at Leicester, which 

 caused late hours; and these never suited Mr. 

 Smith, who had, beside, to see to the agree- 

 ments with the different tradesmen — a matter 

 that matched but badly with the joviality of 

 a hunt dinner. He remained until he saw 

 things so far advanced that there could be no 

 mistake, and then left ; but he returned when 



