A RUN WITH THE 

 They act upon them instantaneously. 

 "Halt!" they all crouch. "Heads 

 up ! " " Fly ! " Whirr ! and the whole 

 brown covey are off together down 

 across the ravine ; then, with stiffened 

 wings, they rise the other slope : a 

 sudden wheel, then slide up and up 

 the grassy shoulder without a single 

 flutter till they overtop 



Hark — a whimper! No — yes — 

 another ! Followed by the anxious 

 cry of others owning to it. 



"Tally-ho! Gone away!" 

 screeches George at the bottom 

 corner. 



With a horse like my old "Toulon," 

 who knows his business, my shortest 

 way is smack through the cover. So 

 into it we go ; plunging here, jump- 

 ing there, through the heavy heath 

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