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where there were two lines, and we swnng 

 sharp back over the road to Brickell's Wood, and 

 round it, but he took advantage of us somehow, 

 and " subsequent proceedings interested him no 

 more." We drew Haydon Gorse and Deadmore 

 without success, but found another fox close 

 by, in the little Rooksmoor Cover, who went 

 away as if for Badbury, but turned left and 

 took us over a nice bit of country for Brickell's, 

 touching the corner of it only, and going on 

 past Rodmoor to the New Gorse, when scent 

 changed — not for the better — and we walked on, 

 having gone at a good gallop up to this point, 

 on a stale line to Pulhani Gorse, and into 

 Ponting's, but to no purpose. Drew Bulhams 

 blank, and went home. A little scent to-day, 

 when we ran up wind ; the wind still very 

 cold, though more north than east, and some 

 threatening of rain, enough to excite our hopes 

 for a change. 



March 23rd. — 



After the snow of Sunday morning we 

 expected a change of weather, but the wind 



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