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much increased by the presence of the deer, 

 for though unseen in the summer noon, they 

 are certainly here as wild as ever they were 

 in fair Eosalind's time. This is their favourite 

 stream ; they come down to it to drink at 

 mid- day, and return to the cover to wait till 

 night. 



When the tufters enter the woods — that 

 is, the hounds detached from the pack to 

 force the deer to break cover — the deer 

 rush to the swift brook, aware that it leaves 

 no scent. To and fro the stream they race, 

 and in their terror will often pass under 

 people standing on the footbridge. Till 

 absolutely compelled they will not leave the 

 water ; they will return to it again and 

 again a little lower down, and are only 

 driven from it with continued chasing. Fre- 

 quently, if roused far away on the open 

 moors of the North Forest, they will make 

 at once straight for Horner Water. Then 

 again, after a long run, when they feel their 

 strength ebbing, they will circle back to die 



