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wood. . We used to put in some very long days, 

 nine hours in the saddle, and many's the ride I 

 have had in the dark across the moors with the 

 pack at my heels, dropping out as we travelled 

 along, for every trencher-fed hound could find his 

 way home after a day's hunting, going to the 

 nearest straw stack for the night. By the time 



After a great hunt with a trencher-fed pack in the good old times. 



I reached my own house perhaps there was not 

 more than a couple with me, and they could 

 look after themselves, while I saw to my horse. 

 In the summer I used to go harvesting, until 

 latterly when master kept me on, to break a few 

 hounds." 



The Stainton Dale is for the most part a wall 

 country ; there is a great deal of plough and moor- 

 land, not much pasture, and one big wood only. 



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