68 THE SPORTSMAN IN FRANCE. 



Mr. W , the garde du corps, Monsieur 



de St. H , and myself. Just as the 



boar was beginning to exhibit unequi- 

 vocal symptoms of shortness of wind, 

 two of the straggling horsemen joined 

 us out of the ruck that had been left 

 behind. 



Our pack were now running into the 

 boar fast ; and I was certain he would 

 never reach the wood, which was still two 

 miles before him. The sanglier seemed 

 to be of the same opinion, for as he had 

 been running against the collar nearly 

 the whole of the way, he began to ease 

 himself by swerving to the right, and 

 making for the low ground and some 

 marshes. 



This manoeuvre was of course equally 

 beneficial to the dogs : they became aware 

 of the advantage, and kept on at rail- 

 road speed. I was anxious for the arri- 

 val of some of the gardes de chasse^ or 



