His Britannic Majesty hunted last week at Bolton Abbey, the Yorkshire estate of rich and potent William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, onetime Governor General of Canada (1916-21).
Meanwhile, as is his custom, Wilfred hopped about on the local rector's lawn, nibbled many a grassblade. One-half of Wilfred belonged to Robert Timlinson, the rector's son, one-half to his daughter Kathleen, aged 6. His Majesty, riding out to hunt, passed the window where Kathleen lay recovering from a long illness. Kindly, the
King-Emperor inquired how Kathleen did. "Oh, I'm all right," she said, "but Wilfred isn't!...