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cellent plan^ insuring cleanliness and helping to keep 

 their feet in first-rate condition. I afterwards visit 

 the boiling-house, meal-house, the dwelling-rooms of 

 the kennel huntsman and his assistants. The fine 

 condition of the hounds — the order, cleanliness, and 

 care that is taken of these valuable animals — reflect 

 the greatest credit on Neale, ably assisted by his first 

 whip, Goddard, who a day or two back jumped the 

 brook at Munton on Multum-in-Parvo, one of the 

 cracks of the stud — three good men going wrong on 

 the occasion, taking headers into the deep and swollen 

 stream — Lord Carington being the only man who 

 followed him safely over. In order to appreciate the 

 value of these hounds it is only necessary to say that 

 the large sum of £600 was paid for three couples at 

 the sale of the Ruflbrd pack. 



Neale invites me to visit his house, and an hour is 

 passed in pleasant chat ; the youthful Neale, aged two 

 years, shouts loudly for his favourite pup, and will not 

 rest contented until he is produced. Children in the 

 Shires are early initiated into the art and science of 

 the chase ; and, instead of asking if they have learned 

 their ABC, you inquire whether they know their 

 " Tallyho ! ^^ whilst whips and horns take the place 

 of toys. 



The following day I rise early. The morning is 

 splendid. The starlings are whistling on the leafless 

 branches of the old elm, and the rooks are assembled 

 in great numbers, flying from tree to tree in a great 

 state of excitement, and I had cause to believe that 

 the subject under such loud discussion was a recent 

 speech, which they seemed thoroughly to appre- 



