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master, who knew his tricks, sent others after 

 him to bring him back : they found him run- 

 ning a fox most merrily, and to his great 

 astonishment, they stopped the hounds, and 

 made him go back along with them. This fel- 

 low had been often very severely beaten, but 

 was stubborn and sulky to the last. 



To give you an idea, before I quit this 

 subject, how little some people know of fox- 

 hunting, I must tell you that, not long ago, a 

 gentleman asked me if I did not send people 

 out the day before, to find where the foxes lay. 



What relates to the casting of hounds shall 

 be the subject of my next letter. 



