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corn, but the wise Master who carries the horn himself, 

 will have a field-master to give an eye to such details. 

 He will also, let me repeat, treat his hounds as his best 

 friends. I knew one man who never hesitated, when 

 necessary, to swim with them. I myself have slept on 

 the ground among them, when lying out, sooner than 

 risk a fight. 



