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that, as far as her own safety is concerned, she 

 has more cunning than the fox, and makes many 

 shifts to save her hfe, far beyond all his artifice. 

 Without doubt, you have often heard of hares 

 who, from the miraculous escapes they have 

 made, have been thought witches ; but, I be- 

 lieve, you never heard of a fox that had cun- 

 ning enough to be thought a wizard. 



They who like to rise early, have amusement 

 in seeing the hare trailed to her form; it is of 

 great service to hounds; it also shows their 

 goodness to the huntsman more than any other 

 hunting, as it discovers to him those who have 

 the most tender noses. But, I confess, I sel- 

 dom thought it worth while to leave my bed a 

 moment sooner on that account. I always 

 thought hare-hunting; should be taken as a ride 

 after breakfast, to get us an appetite to our 

 dinner. If you make a serious business of it, I 

 think you spoil it. Hare-finders, in this case, 

 are necessary : it is agreeable to know where to 

 go immediately for your diversion, and not beat 

 about for hours perhaps before you find. It is 

 more material, I think, with regard to the se- 

 cond hare than the first : for if you are warmed 

 with your gallop, the waiting long in the cold 

 afterwards is, I believe, as unwholesome as it is 



