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can to prevent his pursuing. Of course you will not 

 move an inch. Should he commence running, thunder 

 out "No," "no." If, in spite of everything, he bolts 

 after the hare, you have nothing for it but patience. 





THE FIRST COURSE. 



It is of no use to give yourself a tit of asthma by 

 following him. You have only half as many legs as he 

 has, a deficiency you would do well to keep secret 

 from him as long as possible. Wait quietly where you 

 are for an hour if necessary. You have one conso- 

 lation, puss, according to her usual custom, has run 

 down wind ; your dog has lost sight of her, and is, I 

 see, with his nose to the ground, giving himself an 

 admirable lesson in reading out a haunt. After a time 

 he will come back looking rather ashamed of himself, 

 conscious that he did wrong in disobeying, and vexed 

 with himself from having more than a suspicion forced 



