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ther it will suit his own case. With great care, these 

 two hounds, which had been under the earth for nine 

 days, and so unexpectedly rescued alive, recovered, and 

 lived for some years afterwards in my kennels, and lived 

 to enjoy their otium cum dignitate when too old to work. 

 In the fore leg of one, the flesh was separated quite 

 down to the bone, from what cause I could never tell, 

 except from the hound licking or sucking it to sustain 

 life. So much for underground work. In my next I 

 shall resume my adventures sub Jove frigido. 



