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However, he ran parallel to the railway for 

 some wa}^ and then re-crossed the same river 

 near Castle Cary Station, which he left on his 

 left, and raced on to Lamyatt, swinging nnder 

 Creech Hill to IMilton Wood, where he did not 

 dwell, bnt went on to Evercreech town, ontside 

 of which hounds came to a check, which enabled 

 those who had been thrown out by the river to 

 rejoin them. A quick cast of Orbell's soon got 

 the active little ladies on the line again, and 

 we now bore a little to the left, skirting the 

 town, and running under the Evercreech and 

 Shepton Mallet Railway-, crossing the railwa}^ 

 again very soon to Evercreech Park Farm, and 

 on to P3'e Hill. As hounds were crossing the 

 line a train came round the bend, and we had 

 a moment of fearful anxiet}' ; but, happily, the 

 engine driver was able to stop in time to save 

 the pack, which thus chronicles its third escape 

 from a similar danger this season. After Pye 

 Hill scent became cold, and we had some wonder- 

 full}' patient hunting, hearing of our fox now 

 and then, some ten miniites ahead of us ; and 

 hounds worked slowly, but most beautifully, after 



