butmenwhomeettogethertodowickedthingsmeetinsmallparties。Mencannotgambleinthehunting—field，anddrinkingthereismoredifficultthaninalmostanyothersceneoflife。
Anonyma，asweweretoldtheotherday，mayshowherself;butifso，sheridesalone。Theyoungmanmustbeabrazensinner，toofargoneforhuntingtohurthim，whowillridewithAnonymainthefield。Iknownovicewhichhuntingeitherproducesorrendersprobable，excepttheviceofextravagance;andtothat，ifamanbethatwaygiven，everypursuitinlifewillequallyleadhimAseatforaMetropolitanborough，oraloveofortolans，oratasteevenfornewbootswillruinamanwhoputshimselfinthewayofruin。Thesamemaybesaidofhunting，thesameandnomore。
Butnotthelessisthegeneralfeelingverystrongagainstthehuntingparson;andnotthelesswillitremainsoinspiteofanythingthatImaysay。Underthesecircumstancesourfriendthehuntingparsonusuallyridesasthoughheweremoreorlessunderacloud。Thecloudisnottobeseeninamelancholybroworashameddemeanour;forthehuntingparsonwillhaveliveddownthosefeelings，andisgenerallytooforcibleamantoallowhimselftobesubjectedtosuchannoyances;noristhecloudtobefoundinanygentletardinessofhismotions，oranattemptatsuppressedriding;forthehuntingparsongenerallyrideshard。
Unlesshelovedhuntingmuchhewouldnotbethere。Butthecloudistobeperceivedandheardinthemannerinwhichhespeaksofhimselfandhisowndoings。Heisnevernaturalinhisself—talkasisanyotherman。Heeitherfliesathisownclothatonce，marringsomefalseapologyforhispresence，tellingyouthatheistherejusttoseethehounds，andhintingtoyouhisownknowledgethathehasnobusinesstorideafterthem;orelsehedropshisprofessionaltogether，andspeakstoyouinatonewhichmakesyoufeelthatyouwouldnotdaretospeaktohimabouthisparish。Youcantalktothebankerabouthisbanking，thebrewerabouthisbrewing，thefarmerabouthisbarley，orthelandlordabouthisland;buttoahuntingparsonofthislatterclass，youmaynotsayawordabouthischurch。
Therearethreemodesinwhichahuntingparsonmaydresshimselfforhunting，thevariationshavingreferencesolelytothenetherman。Asregardstheuppermantherecanneverbeadifference。Achimney—pothat，awhiteneckerchief，somewhatbroadinitsfoldsandstrongwithplentifulstarch，astoutblackcoat，cutrathershorterthaniscommonwithclergymen，andamodest，darksomewaistcoatthatshallattractnoattention，theseareallmattersofcourse。Buttheobserver，ifhewillallowhiseyetodescendbelowtheseuppergarments，willperceivethattheclergymanmaybecomfortableandboldinbreeches，orhemaybeuncomfortableandsemi—decorousinblacktrowsers。Andthereisanothermodeofdressopentohim，whichI