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in, which contained a very large coal fire ; 

 the kennel-man always, at night, replenish* 

 ing the fire. Round this the hounds laid 

 and basked themselves, after the day's 

 chase ; by which, I trust it will be allowed, 

 they were materially benefited. In short, 

 all nature requires warmth. 



Naw this pointer, Mr. Wyndham gave 

 me, I took great care of; for he was one 

 of the handsomest dogs, as well as one of the 

 best, I ever had. This dog was very large 

 boned and lofty. I judged, from such a 

 shape, that he should have a good quantity 

 of flesh put on him ; but I never was more 

 out in my judgment — for he never could 

 hunt unless you could lay one of your 

 fingers between his ribs. I took him down 

 to my old friend's, Mr. Brand, the father of 

 the present, in Hertfordshire, where I gene- 

 rally used to shoot the first week in 

 September, and thence proceed to Suffolk 

 and Norfolk. The first day he scarcely 

 hunted at all, and never faster than a 

 gentle canter. 



A man who broke dogs for Mr. Brand, 

 met me, and told me that he was a won- 



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