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scene almost as bright as day ; yet, as the 

 sounds ceased, and I turned to go back, I recol- 

 lected that my favourite hound and faithful 

 friend was lost. 



All that night, in spite of the most urgent 

 entreaties not to do so, did I wander about the 

 forest, but I could find nor hear nothing of the 

 dogs, and at half-past four came home fagged,, 

 disappointed, almost frozen, and went to bed 

 dead beat.*" 



I had slept some two or three hours, when 

 I heard the door of the van open, and Mons. 



J s, one of the best and most active of the 



chasseurs, came in, and exclaimed 



" All right, old fellow, Bappido is found." 



He had sent out piqueurs before break of day, 

 and seven miles off the old dog was found in a 

 cowshed, in a farm-yard on the opposite side of 

 the forest. The prints of three different wolves 

 were tracked close up to the shed door. * The 

 poor animal had evidently run there for shelter. 

 He was found quietly sleeping between the cows- 

 in the morning. 



* I should mention that we had moved our van up close 

 to the little auberge. We dined with all our friends, but 

 s'ept in onr van. 



