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at last to the sea, and swims out from the 

 beach. She swims well and strong, and often 

 beats the hounds in the water, though it is 

 then cold. Upon one occasion a hunted hind 

 took to the sea and swam out so far that she 

 was but just visible. The huntsman and one 

 gentleman who had followed close and was 

 with him, tied their horses in cover and 

 watched her from the beach. She swam 

 till their straining eyes lost sight of her; 

 the hounds, wearied and exhausted, returned 

 to the beach. While they still stood trying 

 to catch sight again of the game, a steamer 

 came past, and at this moment the hunts- 

 man saw a dark spot on the water which 

 he imagined must be the hind. 



As the steamer approached the dark spot 

 it began to move, and he was then certain 

 it was the deer. He shouted and waved 

 his cap, but the men on the steamer did 

 not see the deer in the water they were 



