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late noble pack he had followed us to the field. The parley at 

 the cover-side had been unusually brief, and the find more than 

 usually quick, or his stern chase would not have been so long. 



After he had passed Keryfan and myself at that terrific pace, 

 fully accounting for the foam with which his gallant steed was 

 bespattered, we never glimpsed him again till we found him 

 standing astride over a fine bristly boar, sounding the "mort" 

 with all the breath left in his body, and six couple of hounds 

 baying round the dead game in a fervent strain of joy and 

 exultation. He was all alone ; the hounds had divided ; and 

 these having brought their pig to bay, he had followed up, and> 

 arriving just in time, had been lucky enough to administer the 

 coup -de-grace ere a single hound had been injured. 



St. P rix's doings with the rest of the pack must be reserved 

 for another chapter. 



