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avoided by those who know the country — the 

 rough grasses, sedges, and white cotton-grass 

 giving them warning. After a stretch of such 

 moorland may come a ridge of hills, often 

 rough. Dunkery, for instance, which is the 

 highest, is covered with large stones. The 

 larger valleys have rivers at the bottom, 

 which are often difficult to cross. The 

 contour of the country is such that by 

 judiciously moving from point to point, 

 instead of following the trail, it is possible 

 to watch the hunt for miles without any 

 trouble ; and, on the other hand, if anyone 

 likes he can have as much hard and dan- 

 gerous riding as he pleases. 



It is often remarked by those who watch 

 the hunt from the hill-tops that the pace seems 

 slow. This is an illusion caused by the vast 

 expanse of country which the eye overlooks. 

 There being few hedges, and no trees, in 

 sight, and the elevation varying from twelve 

 to seventeen hundred feet, the glance runs 

 over twenty miles in a second. Hounds 



