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pack bearing to the left, and heading straight for 

 Stileways, and up Cone3^gore Hill, where we 

 lost him ; the scent was middling, the excitement 

 great, and some of the coats dirtier than at 

 starting. Having drawn Stileways blank, we 

 trotted off to Charlton Mnsgrove, and drew all 

 the little covers there with the same result. The 

 Master then took us back to Hatherleigh Farm. 

 On it a fox jumped up in a grass field, and 

 led us a pretty little race for a few fields, to 

 Makin Hill, and then on, and much slower, 

 to Horsington ; turning short back instead of 

 crossing the Wincanton Road, and, bending 

 down, he went to Herridge's Farm, then very 

 slowly towards Grove Withybed, turning to the 

 right two fields from it, and down again over 

 that fordless river, and to ground in a haystack ; 

 but only for a short rest, as he did not wait 

 for us there, but went on towards Cucklington 

 Wood, where he ran us out of scent, after a 

 hunting run of an hour and twenty minutes or 

 more. A lovely warm morning had turned 

 into a rainy evening. 



