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a fawn round its dam. If he be trained for wild hares, he ap- 

 proaches them privately, creeps low beneath the covering- of the 

 vines or the stubble, like a rapacious wolf stealing on the flock, 

 when the shepherd is asleep, and at last makes a sudden spring, 

 swift as an arrow or a hissing snake, and takes, kills, and carries 

 off the prey. Thus the waggon bears the fruits of harvest; the 

 rustics gathering round it use all their exertions to urge it forward; 

 one applies his shoulder to the wheel, another to the body, and a 

 third to the axis. The sweating steers respire from their kibour, 

 and the wearied soul of the driver is rejoiced. Thus the dog comes 

 with the prey in his jaws, the huntsman meets him delighted, re- 

 lieves him of his burden, and caresses him in his arms. 



