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that his heart was warmed by a - View holloa," and a fox 

 was driven into his covert— doubtless by some blessed 

 being in the disguise of black apron and white terrier (the 

 regulation outfit of the man of the last whenever he gives 



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The mob assisted lo hunt the fox 



himself a holiday). Even then hounds could take up no 

 line, proving, as they have often proved before, that the 

 gorse in question is a badly scenting covert. A flippant 

 fox, however, wanted little more suggestion. He had 

 been found, and he now meant to make^his point, in spite 

 of skirmishers and whatever difficulties might surround 



