PICKING UP THE WHIP. 



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which holds the whip, quits them, and swings the whip 

 slightly forward, so as to bring it between the first and 

 second fingers : see Fig. i o. The whip is now quickly 

 swung round to the rear and brought up into the position 



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shown in Fig. ii. The first finger slips round the 

 handle of the whip, which is then caught firmly in the 

 hand, and the cuts, which should rarely exceed two or 

 three, are given straight down behind the leg, without 



