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four -on -top in double pairs as sketched — a not uncommon 

 formation — but being very old, lacked bez tines. 



Very nearly five hours had elapsed since we had first struck 

 the spoor, five hours of concentrated attention, crowned by the 

 final assertion of human " dominion." And during these moments 

 of permissible expansion, there was impressed on our minds the 

 fact that such success involves mastery of a difficult craft. 



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"TAKING THE WIND" 



(A stag, on recognising human scent, will give a bound as though a knil'e had been 

 plunged into his heart.) 



Illustrative of how astutely a cornered stag will exploit every 

 device and avenue of escape, an excellent instance is given in 

 Wild Spain, p. 434. 



Skilled deer-driving is a different undertaking from the force 

 majeure by which pheasants and such-like game may be pushed 

 over a line of guns. For deer do not act on timid impulse, but 

 on practical instinct. Scent is their first safeguard when danger 



