The 'throw-off' was at one o'clock, and the gallop lasted more than two hours and a half, so that the fox had a very long run.

I wasn't able to follow, but all the same I saw some extraordinary things--a great wall which the whole hunt had to leap, and then ditches and hedges--a mad race indeed in the rear of the hounds.

There were two accidents, but nothing serious; one gentleman, who was unseated, sprained his wrist badly, and another broke his leg."* * The Roman Hunt, which counts about one hundred subscribers, has flourished since 1840.

There is a kennel of English hounds, an English huntsman and whip, and a stable of English hunters .-- Trans.
Dario had listened to Celia with passionate interest, for fox-hunting is one of the great pleasures of Rome, and the Campagna, flat and yet bristling with obstacles, is certainly well adapted to the sport.

"Ah!" said the young Prince in a despairing tone, "how idiotic it is to be riveted to this room! I shall end by dying of _ennui_!" Benedetta contented herself with smiling; neither reproach nor expression of sadness came from her at this candid display of egotism.