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CHAPTER XLVIIL 



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The Author's visit to a game preserver with a friend — Hospitable 

 reception — Mr. Fortescue's advocacy of " The Noble Science" 

 in a social point of view — Hunting wild animals natural to 

 man — The time of year when foxes may purloin pheasants, 

 which, even then, have a peculiar protection — Rabbits their 

 favourite game ........ 409 



CHAPTER XLIX. 



The wiliness and caution of foxes — Easily scared from poultry 

 and pheasant pens — Ill-founded charges against rooks — 

 Gamekeepers and poachers — Travelling in the last century — 

 Old fox and dairymaid — Innocency of cubs — Feathered game 

 on the wing, before they have left home — The gamekeeper's 

 scapegoat ......... 417 



CHAPTER L. 



Testimonials to huntsmen — The old capping custom — Beckford's 

 anecdote — Hard and irregular life of these officials — Four 

 days per week more agreeable than six — May foxes and July 

 cubs — Pensions — Huntsmen to old established and subscrip- 

 tion packs 427 



CHAPTER LI. 

 The Last of his Entry 434 



