His great delight, however, was to attend sportsmen, to whom he was invaluable as a guide and director.

Such was his wind and speed of foot that, aided by his knowledge of what is termed the lie of the country, he was able to keep up with any pack of hounds that ever went out.

As a _soho_ man he was unrivalled.

The form of every hare for miles about was known to him, and if a fox or a covey of partridges were to be found at all, he was your man.

In wild-fowl shooting he was infallible.