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LETTER III. 



I BEGIN this letter with assuring you that I 

 have done with the kennel: without doubt, you 

 will think I had good need. If I have made 

 even the name frightful to you, comfort your- 

 self with the thoughts that it will not appear 

 again. 



Your criticism on my switches I think unjust. 

 You tell me self-defence would of course make 

 you take that precaution. Do you always walk 

 with a whip in your hand, or do you think that 

 a walking-stick, which may be a good thing to 

 knock a dog on the head with, would be equally 

 proper to correct him should he be too familiar? 

 You forget, however, to put a better substitute 

 in the room of them. 



You desire to know, what kind of hound I 

 would recommend : as you mention not for any 

 particular chase, or country, I understand you 

 generally ; and shall answer, that I most approve 

 of hounds of the middle size. I believe all ani- 

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