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wish the aforesaid thirty or forty yards, then again 

 catch his eye, and, as before not now, however, faced 

 towards him and the hedge, but faced towards your 

 true direction, by a wave of the left arm endeavor to 

 make him turn to the left across the wind. If, con- 

 trary to what you have a right to suppose, he will not 

 turn towards you on your giving a whistle and wave of 

 your hand, stand still, and continue whistling even- 

 tually he will obey. But you must not indulge in the 

 faintest hope that all I have described will be done cor- 

 rectly; be satisfied at first with an approach towards 

 accuracy ; you will daily find an improvement, if you 

 persevere steadily. When you see that there is but 

 little chance of his turning the way you want, at once 

 use the signal more consonant to his views, for it should 

 be your constant endeavor to make him fancy that he is 

 always ranging according to the directions of your 

 hands. Be particular in attending to this hint. 



1 30. His past tuition 34 most probably will have ac- 

 customed him to watch your eye for directions, therefore 

 it is not likely, even should he have made a wrong turn 

 near the hedge a turn down-wind instead of up-wind, 

 which would wholly have prevented the required advance 

 parallel to the hedge, that he will cross in rear of you. 

 Should he, however, do so, retreat a few steps, or face 

 about, if he is far in the rear, in order to impress him 

 with the feeling that all his work must be performed 

 under your eye. Animate him with an encouraging 

 word as he passes. When he gets near the edge to the 



