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brought the poor animal to instant decision to save his life - He leaped over one of the flanking Walls which was [[underline]] seven feet [[/underline]] high & disappeared on the other side -- His down drop was deep, and into a paved Court near the Kitchen - No fracture was the consequence of this fall - The Stag moved on, & creeping under the return of a Stair Case, there laid down & quietly awaited its fate -- Many soon crowded to the Spot, wondering at the Stag's Escape, after such a fall - Immediate calculations were made as to the height of the wall [[underline]] on this side [[/underline]] -- H.M. said nothing but I observed He was paying close attention to its height - At length He said [[underline]] it was above 15 feet [[/underline]] -- A line was instantly procured, & H.M.s calculation proved correct -- In his ride home to Windsor The King told Me how He had made his calculation - He had counted the [[underline]] courses of Brick [[/underline]] and as He Knew the usual breadth of a Brick, He had thus made a very close guess --