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nostrils assured him that there was no 

 danger. I wished to see him closer, and 

 went down a path which descends the side 

 of the green mount. 



The path is a groove worn in loose and 

 sliding stones, steep and slippery because 

 the stones give way, yet it is down this 

 that the huntsman rides and those who 

 follow him. I found it awkward enough 

 on foot till under the oaks lower down, 

 where there were fewer loose red stones. 

 Here the sound of rushing water grew much 

 louder, and in a minute or two the stream 

 appeared, running at a great speed over the 

 rocky fragments of its bed. Across this 

 beautiful stream a tree had been thrown 

 and hewn flat at the upper side ; this, with 

 a hand-rail, formed a bridge for foot pas- 

 sengers. Upon the opposite side a track 

 went beside the water through the woods. 

 Stalking silently along the path, I came 



