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is so much at a loss all the while, that he loses 

 a deal of time in not knowing what to do ; while 

 the hounds, who have no occasion to hunt, pur- 

 sue as closely as if they were tied to him. I 

 remember once to have hunted a bao;-fox with 

 a gentleman, who, not thinking these advan- 

 tages enough, poured a whole bottle of aniseed 

 on the fox's back. I cannot say I could have 

 hunted the fox, but I assure you I could very 

 easily have hunted the aniseed. Is it to be 

 expected that the same hounds will have pa- 

 tience to hunt a cold scent the next day over 

 greasy fallows, through flocks of sheep, or on 

 stony roads ? However capable they may be 

 of doing it, I should much doubt their giving 

 themselves the trouble. If, notwithstanding 

 these objections, you still choose to turn one 

 out, turn him into a small cover, give him 

 what time you judge necessary, and lay on 

 your hounds as quietly as you can ; and, if 

 it be possible, let them think they find him. 

 If you turn out a fox for blood, I should, in 

 that case, prefer the j;urning him into a large 

 cover, first drawing it well, to prevent a 

 change. The hounds should then find him 

 themselves; and the sooner he is killed the 

 better. Fifteen or twenty minutes is as long 



