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forth; and their movements being more varied, were by 

 so much the more interesting. The difficult point was, 

 for those who placed themselves in front of the driven 

 deer, to avoid giving them their wind prematurely, which 

 might be managed by keeping at first to the east 

 and west (the wind being south), and drawing towards the 

 centre when time served. 



Let us now see what the hill-men were about. 



After a lapse of about forty minutes the men had 

 arrived at the stations above mentioned, and the signal 

 was given for starting. There were groups of deer both 

 in Glen Mark and Glen Dirie hinds, calves, and a few 

 harts: very little management was required to get these 

 forward, as they naturally, and readily, went up wind; 

 which was all that was required of them. So they were 

 urged forward, and driven out of the glens, with shouting 

 and hurling of stones, which bounded down the precipices 

 with repeated echo to the vast depths below. Still, as 

 the men came onward the deer joined their forces, formed, 

 looked back calmly, and, as usual, scrutinised every part of 

 the ground on their flanks, and on their rear. Tortoise 

 had given up all thoughts of manoeuvring any more for 

 himself and his friend ; but as he did not seek sport, so he 

 was determined not to shun it if it were thrust upon him. 

 And fortune (who seldom does things by halves) now 

 placed another of her favours in his way. Whether or 

 not he benefited by the chance will be seen in the sequel. 



Thus then it was : a few hinds and calves, with a good 

 hart amongst them, came rapidly over the shank of the 

 hill which he and Lightfoot were descending. The hart 

 was generally masked by the hinds ; but as their paces 



