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knows of a litter being laid up, and then he can 

 pay a visit to verify it himself. A little extra 

 generosity will not be thrown away. Personal 

 supervision of the Master will often put a stop to 

 the tricks of keepers, who will sometimes wire 

 cubs in a small space until the commencement 

 of cub-hunting in order to protect the young 

 pheasants. 



I do not mean to say that a Master ought 

 never to go away, but I think that in the country 

 over which he presides he ought to make his 

 home, and should reside there as much as possible. 

 Of course, I have thus far been referring only to 

 the man who undertakes the duties of a Master, 

 and not to the man who takes an active part in 

 kennel management. There is more work to be 

 done in the kennel during the summer than there 

 is in the winter, and the man who sees to the 

 breeding of the hounds will have his time fully 

 occupied. However, even if the Master leaves 

 the affairs of the kennel to the huntsman entirely, 

 he will do well to be often there himself and watch 

 the lines on which hounds are being bred. 



If a man is not a landowner in the country he 

 hunts, he ought to buy a small quantity, and thus 



