This
would never have been done had not the keepers been
against the hunting.
Upon receipt of this she sent the letter to Mr. Fothergill, with a
request that there might be no more shooting in Trumpeton Wood. "I'll
be shot if we'll stand that, you know," said Mr. Fothergill to one of
his underlings. "There are two hundred and fifty acres in Trumpeton
Wood, and we're never to kill another pheasant because Lord Chiltern
is Master of the Brake Hounds. Property won't be worth having at that
rate."
The Duke by no means intended to abandon the world of politics, or
even the narrower sphere of ministerial work, because he had been
ousted from the House of Commons, and from the possibility of filling
the office which he had best liked. This was proved to the world by
the choice of his house for a meeting of the party on the 30th of
March. As it happened, this was the very day on which he and the
Duchess returned to London; but nevertheless the meeting was held
there, and he was present at it. Mr. Gresham then repeated his
reasons for opposing Mr.
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