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<div><b>From:</b> Sally King <<a href="mailto:sallyemking@yahoo.co.uk">sallyemking@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> May 12, 2017 at 5:09:36 AM EDT<br>
<b>To:</b> Angelika Hastings <<a href="mailto:angelikabrn@hotmail.com">angelikabrn@hotmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>Fw: London Adventure: Tuesday pm, Hounds to the rescue</b><br>
<b>Reply-To:</b> Sally King <<a href="mailto:sallyemking@yahoo.co.uk">sallyemking@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10884">"Introducing SIr Rolphimis Fitzspaniel of Avondale," the official at Balmoral castle said to the footman. Rolph walked forward out of sight an we heard him being introduced elsewhere.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10887">Each hound was called forward and introduced. Most of them were greeted with a formal "How do you do?", occasionally there was "and where do you live?", or "and what do you do?", just to
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10890">Cleo came into the room almost squirming on her tummy and trying to curtsy at the same time. The Queen was good enough not to smile.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10893">Once they were all in the receiving room the flunkies opened the next door to a dining room. "You must be hungry after your trip," said the official. Come to eat - but more protocol. </div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10896">"You do not sit down before the queen. You do not touch your cutlery until the queen starts to eat. If the queen finishes a course, you have to as well - even if it's just been served. You
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10901">The hounds all nodded. It is strange how when you are near royalty everything seems a bit overwhelming. The meal went without mishap, although there was no chance of the queen finishing
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10906">Afterwards, we were shown to our quarters and told to be available for cocktails at 5.30pm. "In the meantime," said the official, looking at a couple of the younger hounds with concern "There
is a drag hunt taking place in the grounds. Anyone wanting to work off their meal might like to join in."</div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10909">"Does that mean we get to catch a fox?" asked Hooter eagerly.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10912">"No sir, fox hunting was outlawed nearly 20 years ago. You chase a scent which has been laid earlier in the day by a man dragging a sack."</div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10915">"well, I certainly fancy a bit of fresh air," woofed Sasha, with her eyes shining brightly. Will we be joining a pack?"</div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10918">"Yes madam. The queen's pack is being taken out in half an hour. Feel free to go to the stable yard to report in."</div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10927">The rest of us withdrew to the library for a post dinner snooze among the antiques and Persian rugs.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10931">"Clara, you'd better come quickly, she said. The Master of the Hounds has fallen off his horse into a ditch and we can't get him out.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10934">I took Rusty, Hooter, Horton, Olivia and Cleo to see what we could do. Rolph, Dexter and Millie went off to the staff quarters to raise the alarm.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10937">Twinkletoes joined us outside. "Follow me," she called, flying forwards and backwards as we tried to keep up.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10940">We galloped across the land, up the side of mountains and down rugged creeks, until we came to the pack, who were all milling around a small ravine. A horse was standing there as well, looking
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10943">It was only when we stopped running that I realised how cold it was. The frost, which is always harder in Scotland, hadn't melted at all. And although it was afternoon, the sun was heading
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10946">I peered down and saw the Master sitting at the bottom. "I can't move my legs" he explained. I looked around.The only thing like a rope I could see were his horse's reins and I wasn't sure
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10949">I have an idea, said Olivia. Look over there, the walls of the ravine are less steep.If we bassets go down the ravine, we could get underneath him and carry him up to the top, where the
angels should be able to pull him up onto the bank. In the meantime, the long-legged hunting hounds can gallop back to the castle and get them to send an air ambulance.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10952">"Brilliant plan," said Bobo. "Come on you lot, let's go.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10955">I put the smallest bassets at the front of the rescue pawty, which includes me, and staggered the sizes behind, leading to the biggest dogs.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10958">Once we got down into the narrow ravine, it was out of the biting wind, but it was still cold and even darker. We made our way down the ravine until we found the Master. He was shaking and
in a lot of pain. Naturally we gave him lots of kisses to cheer him up, before we started wriggle underneath him. </div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10961">As gently as we could, we started to work him up the ravine. It was really hard, but we gradually inched our way out of the top end and them we piled all around him and on top of him to
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10964">The helicopter appeared overhead and was guided down by Duchess and Twinkletoes, while Stuart flew down to reassure the patient help was at hand. When the paramedics jumped out, Bobo and
Rudy guided them over the rough terrain, while Poppy and Olive headed back to the castle to let the others know help had arrived.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10967">The paramedic couldn't believe what he saw. "I was worried you'd have died a death of cold out here before we found you," he said, but these dogs have kept you warm. What clever creatures
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10970">"They got my out of that ravine too" said the huntsman. The paramedic quickly checked him for fever.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10973">The helicopter took him off to the hospital and we all ran back to the castle, arriving just in time for cocktails and more impawtantly, dinner.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8841626170yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494568755429_10978">Clara, who could eat that horse the man fell off right now.</div>
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