CHAPTEE A^II. 



Declines the ofEer of various Hunts — Visit to Scotland — Resi- 

 dence in Dorsetshire — " Tremulous to her new Master." 



During Mr. Smith's residence at Bulstrode he 

 received offers of various Himts ; but he did not 

 feel inclined to be confined to one place, and 

 so declined them all. Beside others of less 

 note, he had offers of the Bedfordshire, Hert- 

 fordshire, Sussex, Warwickshire, and the Yine. 

 In consequence of these offers he visited Lord 

 Tavistock at Oakley, and was, with Mrs. Smith, 

 often invited to Woburn. His lordship offered 

 to give him his hounds and eight hunters. 

 In the same way he visited Mr. Delme Eat- 

 cliffe, at Hitchin, with whose hounds he was 

 much pleased ; they had an excellent run, and 

 killed. "With Mr. Calvert, who offered the 

 Hertfordshire country, he had capital shooting. 



