Fragments Of Two Centuries Glimpses Of Country Life When George

Chapter 11

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Then and Now.--Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

ERRATA--Page 16, lines 9 and 29, for _Dr. Monsey_, read _Dr. Mowse_.

[Transcriber's note: These changes have been incorporated into this e-book.]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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Portrait of King George III. . . . . . . . . . . . . _Frontispiece_

Old Stage Wagon, A.D. 1800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

The "Fox and Hounds," Barley, Herts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Lady in Reign of George III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Old Jockey House--King James' Stables--Near Royston . . . . . 22

Staircase into Royston Cave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Illustration of a portion of the Interior of Royston Cave . . 37

Dogberry "On Duty" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Napoleon Buonaparte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Tinder-Box, Flint, Steel, and Matches . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

A Lady of the Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

The Old Parish Stocks at Meldreth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Reading the News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

The Hunt Breakfast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Third-Class to London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

A Cambridge Election Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Triumphal Arch at Buntingford .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Triumphal Arch at Royston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Wimpole Mansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

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FRAGMENTS OF TWO CENTURIES.