. The best of the fun, 1891-1897. Horses; Hunting; Fox hunting. WILL GOODALL'S LAST GALLOP 445 covertside smile with which our cheery field is wont to begin its day, whatever change of feature may be brought about by after-anxieties and little troubles. Each gate weighed a ton, and few knees and fewer tempers, I warrant, passed through that hour's ordeal altogether untouched, however little such mischances were counted. It was a dreadful morning afterward. Worse than all, the glass was going downhill with no brake on, and the heavens were gloomy with rain clouds. Never again, as I have sworn m


. The best of the fun, 1891-1897. Horses; Hunting; Fox hunting. WILL GOODALL'S LAST GALLOP 445 covertside smile with which our cheery field is wont to begin its day, whatever change of feature may be brought about by after-anxieties and little troubles. Each gate weighed a ton, and few knees and fewer tempers, I warrant, passed through that hour's ordeal altogether untouched, however little such mischances were counted. It was a dreadful morning afterward. Worse than all, the glass was going downhill with no brake on, and the heavens were gloomy with rain clouds. Never again, as I have sworn many a time before, will I commit myself to forecasts of sport or prophecy of scent. At last I am quite safe in saying " I have never seen the weather in which hounds cannot ; Yet, two further conditions of the day must I give you, viz. a northerly wind and the ground full of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Elmhirst, Edward Pennell, 1845-1916; Giles, G. D. (Godfrey Douglas), 1857-1941. London : Chatto & Windus


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