Item 178 - Letter from Sir George Trevelyan to R. C. Trevelyan

Wallington, Cambo, Northumberland. - Always happy to hear of Julian's progress. On a shoot yesterday each side of the road up to Cambo, they saw fourteen hares, of which he shot seven, and not a single rabbit; shows how 'thoroughly they have been put down'. In 1898 they shot four hundred and ninety four rabbits; last winter Charles and his friends shot only three. This is 'a most satisfactory thing in many ways', including the increase of the hares. Has read some of Andrew Lang's stories 'with friendly intentions', but like Robert thinks them 'rather thin'. They have just read "The Winter's Tale" aloud; he admired the first two acts greatly, having never liked them before.