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huntsman, whom I informed of what had transphed. 

 He was in rapture with my hounds, and exclaimed — 

 " Par Dieu, Monsieur le Colonel, ce sont des veritahles 

 cMens, Us sont superbes. lis hieront non pas seulement 

 tons le loups mats aussi le Diable" If I hallooed like a 

 madman, he certainly was not behind me in blowing ; 

 for I really thought he would have hurst either himself 

 or his Jiorn. The rest of the sportsmen, being furnished 

 with horns, blew in confidence ; and the noise they made 

 has never since been out of my ears ! 



Another shot proclaimed that the game was again 

 seen, when he turned shorter, and the hounds got nearer; 

 and, on my representing to the gentlemen that our 

 hounds would soon outrate him, they politely agreed to 

 fire no more. The wolf was now frequently seen, and 

 at every time the horns gave notice. He crossed an 

 avenue tolerably clear, when Vixen, who had joined us, 

 saw him; and, although just before jaded, the little 

 devil got the scent and gave tongue. When she seemed 

 to be near, and teazing him, my hounds came up within 

 two hundred yards of his Jack, all in a sheet ; and even 

 some of the French hounds, which had given up the chase, 

 now came in: one of them, between a Newfoundland 

 dog and a deep-mouthed Norman hound, worked very 

 hard. The huntsman said — " Monsieur le Colonel, ce 

 chien Norman est un gaillard, il aime les loup)s. II sera 

 hientot mort." But, I replied, "I fear he will wound my 

 hounds severely, there are so few : if, indeed, the pack 

 were here, I should not fear him." " N'atjez pas peur, 

 Mons. le Colonel," rejoined the huntsman, "je serai 

 proche etje lui flan^rcrai un coup de man carabine.'' 



