Xerxes, who had borne Ben gallantly 

 before the body of the pack, came tearing 

 along, like a poodle with a monkey on his 

 back, when, losing the cry of hounds, the 

 horse suddenly stopped short, and off flew 

 Benjamin beside the fox, who, all wild 

 with fear and rage, seized Ben by the 

 nose. Page 35 



