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hounds behaved ? — " Very good sport, sir, and 

 no hounds could behave any better." — " Did 

 you run him long?"" — "They ran him, an 

 please your honour, upwards of three hours 

 successfully.'' — " So, then, you did kill him.?"" 

 " Oh no. sir, we lost him at last.'''' 



