THE FOX. 31 



to be lying up at the time, he is either 

 driven out at once, or compelled to remain 

 at a respectful distance. How often, when 

 digging out a fox late in the season, has 

 one found on getting up to him that he could 

 have gone in much farther had he so chosen ; 

 this is almost a certain sign that there is another 

 fox, invariably a vixen, at the end of the hole. 

 Had the dog been her mate, they would be found 

 both together as far in as they could possibly 

 squeeze themselves. 



