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length of the run, and now stopped work for 

 an instant to listen. Yes ! the old dog was 

 still at it, but now and then we heard a 

 rattle and rush ; then after an interval of a 

 second or two Slick would be up at him 

 again. His tongue seemed further away, 

 and we discovered the run bent to the 

 right, passing under the bank dividing the 

 fields. On getting over the bank and 

 listening we could hear them ; so we 

 decided to sink a trench in the next field, 

 and at last we got down to the run, and 

 found all clear both in front and behind. 



Slick had been underground for nearly an 

 hour, so we wished to get him out and rest 

 him and give another terrier a turn. At 

 last, after much calling and whistling, the 

 old dog came out, very hot, and bearing 

 evidence that he had done his duty, and 

 kept the badger too much occupied to dig. 

 Now, we knew Turk was reliable and 



