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to ground in a drain, at the end of about half-an- 

 hour from the find. From here we went to 

 Rodgrove, where we found ahnost too quickly, 

 as the first whimper was the death-knell of a 

 sleeping fox. Having eaten him, hounds almost 

 as quickly found another and a livelier one, who 

 after a short turn round the cover broke for 

 Marsh Farm ; thence, swinging over the little 

 brook, he went past Perrett's Farm, and, making 

 for Grove Withybed, took us over the river Cale, 

 which we had to jump in and out of, for want of 

 a ford, in a very awkward manner, and the First 

 Whip got wet through. Just before reaching the 

 with3'bed, however, he turned to the right, and 

 by wa}^ of Horwood Farm he raced on to 

 Stileway, but did not dwell there an instant ; 

 possibly something headed him, for he turned 

 sharply, and, passing Writli, he ran a sort of 

 circle within the line we had come, returning 

 to Stileway again, on over Coneygore Hill, 

 pointing first for Bay ford. But soon turning 

 right he went straight to Cucklington Bottom, 

 where he was viewed close in front of hounds, 

 and we thought we should earn a much-needed 



