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THE SPORT OF RAJAHS 

 tumbling canter away across the 

 open. 



Now we cautiously gather up our 

 reins, slide our feet home, and pre- 

 pare to follow so soon as he has got 

 sufficiently far from the cover as not 

 to be tempted to double back on 

 finding himself hunted. It is a case 

 of Mr. Jorrocks counting tw^enty-one 

 very much drawn out, till Nay lor at 

 length gives the word to go, and we 

 bound away together after the great 

 louping form now distant a good 

 quarter of a mile away over the 

 yellow grass. Our horses are mad 

 keen for the fray, and as one tears 

 through the fresh cool air all bodily 

 weight seems to leave one's extre- 

 mities and to be concentrated into a 

 great heartful of elation. One realises 

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