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The Twelfth -- the glorious Twelfth -- had come and gone. "The rush to the North" had commenced from London. From Euston, St. Pancras, and King's Cross the night trains for Scotland had run in triplicate, crowded by men and gun-cases and kit-bags, while gloomy old Perth station was a scene of unwonted activity each morning.
At Glencardine there were little or no grouse; therefore it was not until later that Sir Henry invited his usual party.