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opportunity, however, offered, which was 

 instantly seized, and so was the tail of the 

 badger, by a good man and true. Then 

 followed a prodigious tug - of - war, which 

 ended in favour of the six-foot-two son of 

 Anak, and the badger was neatly deposited 

 in the sack awaiting his reception. 



Before concluding, a short digression must 

 be made to point out a peculiarity to the 

 reader. If two badgers are in one earth, 

 and one is taken out, the second will, nine 

 times out of ten, bolt. So it was in this case. 

 Whilst we were congratulating ourselves and 

 letting loose our faithful little allies, Turk 

 thought he would investigate a little further. 

 Suddenly there was a row, and out bolted 

 badger No. 2. There was a wood not a 

 hundred yards to our right, on the further 

 side of which was a rough and very steep 

 path, bounded by a high bank. Towards 

 this wood the badger made for all he was 



