ButatlastJorrocksisthere，andthehoundstrotofftocover。
Sodullhasbeeneverythingonthismorningthateventhatissomething，andmenbegintomakethemselveshappierinthewarmthofthemovement。Thehoundsgointocovert，andaperiodofexcitementiscommenced。Ourfriendwholikeshuntingremarkstohisneighbourthatthegroundisrideable。Hisneighbourwhodoesn\'tlikeitquitesowellsaysthathedoesn\'tknow。Theyremainstandingclosetogetheronaforestridefortwentyminutes，butconversationdoesn\'tgobeyondthat。Themanwhodoesn\'tlikeithaslitacigar，butthemanwhodoeslikeitneverlightsacigarwhenhoundsaredrawing。
Andnowthewelcomemusicisheard，andafoxhasbeenfound。Mr。
Jorrocks，galloppingalongtheridewithmanyoaths，imploresthosearoundhimtoholdtheirtonguesandremainquiet。Whyheshouldtroublehimselftodothis，asheknowsthatnoonewillobeyhisorders，itisdifficulttosurmise。Orwhymenshouldstandstillinthemiddleofalargewoodwhentheyexpectafoxtobreak，becauseMr。Jorrocksswearsatthem，isalsonottobeunderstood。OurfriendpaysnoattentiontoMr。Jorrocks，butmakesfortheendoftheride，goingwithearserect，andlisteningtothedistanthoundsastheyturnupontheturningfox。Astheyturn，hereturns;and，splashingthroughthemudofthenowsoftenedground，throughnarrowtracks，withtheboughsinhisface，listeningalways，nowhoping，nowdespairing，speakingtonoone，butfollowingandfollowed，hemakeshiswaybackwardsandforwardsthroughthewood，tillatlast，wearywithwishingandworking，herestshimselfinsomeopenspot，andbeginstoeathisluncheon。Itisnowpasttwo，anditwouldpuzzlehimtosaywhatpleasurehehasasyethadoutofhisday\'samusement。
Butnow，whiletheflaskisyetathismouth，hehearsfromsomedistantcornerasoundthattellshimthatthefoxisaway。Heoughttohavepersevered，andthenhewouldhavebeennearthem。
Asitis，allthatlabourofridinghasbeeninvain，andhehasbeforehimthedoubletaskoffindingthelineofthehoundsandofcatchingthemwhenhehasfoundit。Hehasacrowdofmenaroundhim;butheknowsenoughofhuntingtobeawarethatthemenwhoarewrongatsuchmomentsarealwaysmorenumerousthantheywhoareright。Hehastochooseforhimself，andchoosesquickly，dashingdownaridetotheright，whileahostofthosewhoknowthatheisoneofthemwholikeit，followcloselyathisheels，tooclosely，ashefindsatthefirstfenceoutofthewoods，whenoneofhisyoungadmirersalmostjumpsonthetopofhim。\"Doyouwanttogetintomypocket，sir？\"hesays，angrily。Theyoungadmirerissnubbed，and，turningaway，attemptstomakealineforhimself。
Butthoughhehasbeenfollowed，hehasgreatdoubtastohisowncourse。Tohesitateistobelost，sohegoeson，onrapidly，lookingasheclearseveryfenceforthespotatwhichheistoclearthenext;butheisbynomeanscertainofhiscourse。
Thoughhehasadmirersathisheelswhocredithimimplicitly，hismindisrackedbyanagonyofignorance。Hehasgotbadlyaway，andthehoundsarerunningwell，anditisgoingtobeagoodthing;andhewillnotseeit。Hehasnotbeeninforanythinggoodthisyear，andnowthisishisluck！Hiseyetravelsroundoverthehorizonasheisgallopping，andthoughheseesmenhereandthere，hecancatchnosignofahound;norcanhecatchtheformofanymanwhowouldprobablybewiththem。Butheperseveres，choosinghispointsashegoes，tillthetailofhisfollowersbecomesthinnerandthinner。Hecomesoutuponaroad，andmakesthepaceasgoodashecanalongthesoftedgeofit。Hesniffsatthewind，knowingthatthefox，goingatsuchapaceasthis，mustrunwithit。Hetellshimselffromoutwardsignswhereheis，anduseshisdeadknowledgetodirecthim。Hescornstoaskaquestionashepassescountrymeninhiscourse，buthewouldgivefiveguineastoknowexactlywherethehoundsareatthatmoment。Hehasbeenatitnowfortyminutes，andisindespair。Hisgallantnagrollsalittleunderhim，andheknowsthathehasbeengoingtoofast。Andforwhat;forwhat？
Whatgoodhasitalldonehim？Whatgoodwillitdohim，thoughheshouldkillthebeast？Hecursesbetweenhisteeth，andeverythingisvanityandvexationofspirit。
\"They\'vejustrunintohimatBoxallSprings，Mr。Jones，\"saysafarmerwhomhepassesontheroad。BoxallSpringsisonlyaquarterofamilebeforehim，buthewondershowthefarmerhascometoknowallaboutit。ButonreachingBoxallSpringshefindsthatthefarmerwasright，andthatTomisalreadybreakingupthefox。\"Verygoodthing，Mr。Jones，\"saysthesquireingoodhumour。Ourfriendmutterssomethingbetweenhisteethandridesawayindudgeonfromthetriumphantmaster。Onhisroadhomehehearsallaboutitfromeverybody。Itseemstohimthathealoneofallthosewhoareanybodyhasmissedtherun，therunoftheseason！\"Andkilledhimintheopenasyoumaysay，\"saysSmith，whohasalreadytwiceboastedinJones\'shearingthathehadseeneveryturnthehoundshadmade。\"Itwasn\'tintheopen，\"saysJones，reducedinhisangertodiminishasfarasmaybethetriumphofhisrival。
Suchisthefate，thetoofrequentfateofthemanwhohuntsanddoeslikeit。
THELADYWHORIDESTOHOUNDS。
Amongthosewhohunttherearetwoclassesofhuntingpeoplewhoalwayslikeit，andthesepeoplearehuntingparsonsandhuntingladies。Thatitshouldbesoisnaturalenough。Inthelifeandhabitsofparsonsandladiesthereismuchthatisantagonistictohunting，andtheywhosuppressthisantagonismdosobecausetheyareNimrodsatheart。Buttheridingofthesehorsemenunderdifficulties，horsemenandhorsewomen，leavesastrongimpressiononthecasualobserverofhunting;fortosuchanoneitseemsthatthehardestridingisforthcomingexactlywherenohardridingshouldbeexpected。OnthepresentoccasionIwill，ifyouplease，confinemyselftotheladywhoridestohounds，andwillbeginwithanassertion，whichwillnotbecontradicted，thatthenumberofsuchladiesisverymuchontheincrease。
Womenwhoride，asarule，ridebetterthanmen。They，thewomen，havealwaysbeeninstructed;whereasmenhaveusuallycometoridewithoutanyinstruction。Theyareputuponponieswhentheyareallboys，andputthemselvesupontheirfathers\'horsesastheybecomehobbledehoys:andthustheyobtainthepowerofstickingontotheanimalwhilehegallopsandjumps，andevenwhilehekicksandshies;and，soprogressing，theyachieveanamountofhorsemanshipwhichanswersthepurposesoflife。Buttheydonotacquiretheartofridingwithexactness，aswomendo，andrarelyhavesuchhandsasawomanhasonahorse\'smouth。
Theconsequenceofthisisthatwomenfalllessoftenthanmen，andthefieldisnotoftenthrownintothehorrorwhichwouldarisewerealadyknowntobeinaditchwithahorselyingonher。
IownthatIliketoseethreeorfourladiesoutinafield，andIlikeitthebetterifIamhappyenoughtocountoneormoreofthemamongmyownacquaintances。Theirpresencetendstotakeofffromhuntingthatcharacterofhorseyness，ofbothfasthorseynessandslowhorseyness，whichhasbecome，notunnaturally，attachedtoit，andtobringitwithinthecategoryofgentlesports。Thereusedtoprevailanideathatthehuntingmanwasofnecessityloudandrough，giventostrongdrinks，illadaptedforthepoetriesoflife，andperhapsalittlepronetomakemoneyoutofhissofterfriend。Itmaynowbesaidthatthisideaisgoingoutofvogue，andthathuntingmenaresupposedtohavethatsamefeelingwithregardtotheirhorses，thesameandnomore，whichladieshavefortheircarriageorsoldiersfortheirswords。Horsesarevaluedsimplyfortheservicesthattheycanrender，andareonlyvaluedhighlywhentheyareknowntobegoodservants。Thatamanmayhuntwithoutdrinkingorswearing，andmaypossessanagortwowithoutanypropensitytosellitorthemfordoubletheirvalue，isnowbeginningtobeunderstood。
Theoftenerthatwomenaretobeseen\"out，\"themorewillsuchimprovedfeelingsprevailastohunting，andthepleasanterwillbethefieldtomenwhoarenothorsey，butwhomayneverthelessbegoodhorsemen。
Therearetwoclassesofwomenwhoridetohounds，or，rather，amongmanypossibleclassifications，therearetwotowhichI
willnowcallattention。Thereistheladywhorides，anddemandsassistance;andthereistheladywhorides，anddemandsnone。
Eachalways，Imaysayalways，receivesalltheassistancethatshemayrequire;butthedifferencebetweenthetwo，tothemenwhoridewiththem，isverygreat。Itwill，ofcourse，beunderstoodthat，astoboththesesamplesoffemaleNimrods，I
speakofladieswhoreallyride，notofthosewhogracethecovertswith，anddisappearundertheauspicesof，theirpapasortheirgroomswhentheworkbegins。