212 ART AND PRACTICE OF HAWKING 



provokes the contempt and disgust of a trained hawk, who is 

 often a much better critic in such matters than the ignorant 

 may suppose. Be careful, therefore, if you want to retain the 

 respect of your hawk, not to give her just cause to complain of 

 you ; not to be slow when you should be quick, or hasty when 

 caution or deliberation is needed ; not to seem inattentive to 

 her fair and just requirements. And above all, not to commit 

 in her presence anything which she knows is a gross mistake — 

 in short, not to make a fool either of yourself or her. 



