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was quite undermined with mole-runs. These 

 were very shallow, and there was no sign of 

 a hillock above. Many of the roots of the 

 parsley had been entirely eaten off, and we 

 saw that nearly all that remained in the bed 

 were full of grubs. These grubs it must 

 have been, I suppose, that attracted the mole, 

 but it is curious that such an exceptional 

 condition of the roots should have been 

 discovered, considering how seldom there is 

 any sign of a mole in the neighbourhood. 

 We noticed that the root of a strong raspberry 

 cane on one side of the parsley bed had been 

 eaten off in the same way, but it is not very 

 likely that this would have had grubs in it. 



Hedgehogs are not uncommon and we 

 sometimes see them in broad daylight. In 

 July one year (1900) every evening for about 

 a week we used to see a large hedgehog 

 running along a broad gravel walk close to 

 the windows of the house. It came always at 

 the same time, " just at the edge of dark," as 

 they say here, and it always took the same 

 route and disappeared at the same place. 



Later on in the month we found a young 

 one, a most delightful little animal, as 

 friendly and tame as possible. We used to 

 feed him with milk every day as long as he 

 stayed here, which was about a week, and 

 once when we expected some boys in the 

 garden we brought him into the house and 

 put him in a box. He strongly objected to 



