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him back into covert. Then came a hare, 

 and then a roe. I walked quietly to the left 

 when this appeared, but could not get a 

 clear shot, and withheld my fire. Herein 

 I was right, for very soon after the shouts 

 of a shepherd on the hill drew my atten- 

 tion to a stumpy black body going best 

 pace outside the upper edge of the cover. 

 I ran on to meet the pig, but, unfortun- 

 ately, I did not know the ground. All I 

 saw was a black shadow through the 

 thorn bushes, when five yards further 

 would have given me a certain shot. By 

 this time it was pouring, and I was 

 glad to get into my cape and make my 

 way back to H.'s stand to lunch. Here 

 I heard that several pig had broken 

 back, and also that the beaters had come 

 on a fine dead boar, shot about a fort- 



