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and the "had enough" appearance of the 

 five or six couple of hounds trailing behind 

 the huntsman, tell him that it is still only 

 cub-hunting, and time for all to be going 

 home. There are, on these days, reminders 

 that one year has gone and another begun, 

 and you miss some of the old veterans with 

 grizzled and scarred muzzles, and hear that 

 a few of those you welcome, as you have 

 welcomed them for half a dozen seasons, 

 when work with cubs began, are there only 

 till the young 'uns have been entered ; and 

 you see the new entry, with their as yet 

 unfamiliar forms, answering to unfamiliar 

 names. In October many a run takes place 

 that would do credit to the open season, and 

 these fast spins across the country, when 

 the ground is hard and fences and ditches 



