Were indistinguishably blended;

Scorning the rule that holds for cooks,

They pooled their brains and joined their forces,

And wrote a dozen gorgeous books

On men and women, hounds and horses.

They superseded Handley Cross;

They glorified the "hunting fever;"

They purged their pages of the dross,

While bettering the fun, of LEVER;

With many a priceless turn of phrase