128 THROUGH STABLE AND SADDLE-ROOM. 



and the sight of a lady being ' dragged ' is so 

 terrible, that if danger to her can in any way 

 be lessened, in mercy's name let it be so by all 

 means ! 



I love to see good horsewomen, but I am 

 always anxious for their safety, especially in the 

 hunting-field. It has been my lot to pilot more 

 than one brilliant horsewoman to hounds, and 

 amongst them one very dear to me — no other than 

 my wife ; but such hunting-days have ever been 

 the reverse of pleasurable to me, by reason of my 

 intense anxiety, knowing how little causes an acci- 

 dent, and how dire such may prove to a lady rider 

 to hounds. 



