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that shows himself in most cases of this sort. He 

 has digested his night's supper and had a sleep, 

 and now feels fresh enough and bold enough to 

 risk a game of romps, and goes off with no attempt 

 to conceal himself." . 



"Is there any way of telling from the hounds if * 

 they have changed ? " 



''Well, I sometimes think that if, say, three or 

 four couple have been running steadily at head 

 during a chase, backing each other and without 

 jealousy and with a regular cry, and when they 

 run through a holding place, and all at once these 

 hounds stop speaking and a fresh lot join in with 

 a nois3^ cry, this may be sign of a changing scent 

 with a change of fox." ' 



A shrill whistle from outside the yard and a 

 voice piped up — 



''Whatever have you been doing? It's 2.30, and 

 lunch is cold. Fie, fie — wasting time ! " 



" Don't say we've been wasting time ; we've been 

 having a grand ' hound haver.' 



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