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consequences that might result from 

 retaining them that these bigots con- 

 sented to their removal. 



Behold us, then, once more en route 

 for the forest ; but on this occasion we 

 kept to the right, making for the ex- 

 tremity of the wood facing the pasture 

 land, where w^e had tried the mettle of our 

 steeds some few days before. On arriving 

 at this point, we found Colhns, the 

 gallant little pack, the bull dogs, the 

 piqueurs, and the guides, all assembled. 



The word of command was given to 

 turn the hounds in ; and right merrily did 

 they set to work. The old guide, who 

 was an " artful dodger" in his way, con- 

 veyed Collins down a bye-path, some 

 half a mile from the edge of the copse, 

 which, to use our huntsman's compre- 

 hensive phrase, " circum?/;ented the boars 

 entirely." 



The old fellow was right, for we had 



