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places, and also for letting daylight into 

 a "holt" or "hover," for an otter will soon 

 "clear out" if light is "let in." As I stated 

 earlier, a Master of otter-hounds interferes 

 as little as he possibly can with his hounds, 

 for in otter hunting, as in all other branches 

 of hunting, one of the greatest charms to a 

 sportsman is to see clever hound work in 

 other words, to note the clever and sagacious 

 and patient manner in which the pack will 

 unravel a difficulty and use their brains. 

 Of course, at times it becomes imperative 

 on the Master to help them, and then, if he 

 is a good Master and the hounds are attached 

 to him as they ought to be, it is simply 

 beautiful to see how they will gather round 

 him at the first sound of the horn. 



