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them will soon alter this opinion. The novice does 

 not remember their width, and, planting one on the 

 top of the other, comes headlong to the ground. 

 Even experienced hunters are sometimes thrown 

 down by their dog stepping on the heel of the shoe, 

 but a few sound thrashings render the anima5 

 cautious. I mentioned a little further back that 

 Pierre was accompanied by two or three dogs, but 

 this was too high-sounding a name to bestow on 

 the wretched little curs that are used in moose 

 hunting, not to seize and drag down the prey, but 

 simply to worry him by snapping at his heels. 

 The smaller they are in size the better, as they are 

 then enabled to run upon the surface of the snow 

 without breaking through the crust. 



Paul had devoted all his leisure moments at 

 Osnaburg House to practising on snow-shoes, and 

 had become quite sufficiently expert to walk with- 

 out difficulty. His length of limb gave him a 

 considerable advantage, for a long, swinging stride 

 is of great consequence. So_they w^alked onwards 

 for several miles, the Canadian leading the way 

 and following his tracks of the previous night. 

 Many hares and grouse were seen, but for fear of 

 alarming the nobler game, were allowed to pass 

 unheeded. Pierre, however, pointed out the track 

 of a wolf, and vowed to trap it before he returned 



