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and for a second there are " ructions " 

 between them, but it had the effect of 

 turning him up stream. However, the end 

 is rapidly approaching time and again he is 

 viewed. At last, at the bend of the stream 

 he takes to land, and makes a bold dash 

 across the marsh to make his point on the 

 main river ; but Nemesis, in the shape of one 

 of the best packs of otter-hounds in England, 

 is too close, and he is rolled over. " Whoo- 

 whoop " after two and a half hours of real 

 good hound work. He proved to be a very 

 large dog-otter of 22 lb., and was duly 

 broken up amidst great excitement and 

 congratulations. And thus ended a rare 

 good day's sport. 



And now, in saying " farewell," I can only 

 express a sincere hope that these halting 

 chapters may have given a little pleasure to 

 some few who have screwed up sufficient 

 interest to wade through them if so, I am 



