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the lower end, and made the best of his way 

 to a small cover on the opposite hill, in the 

 direction of Sparkford Wood. He took a short 

 turn round this, hounds pressing him closely, 

 and was viewed away and back into Weary all, 

 with the musical lady pack in full cry after 

 him ; down the cover again, and out again, 

 and, sinking the hill, we had a beautiful gallop 

 over a fine pasture country, with flying fences, 

 to Galhampton Gully, and along the slope 

 very nearly into Castle Gary. Just short of 

 the town, however, he turned left and crossed 

 the Great Western Railway at a point very 

 convenient to his followers, as he went close 

 to the bridge at Dimmer, and thence on 

 straight to the Alford Covers, and through them 

 and on to Lovington. Near here there was a 

 big brook to be negotiated, and several horses 

 and some riders tasted of its waters before 

 they ascended the North Barrow Hill, where, 

 virtually, we lost our fox, though Orbell made 

 some patient casts, without, however, any result. 

 The time was nearly an hour ; the pace being 

 good enough generally, though, whenever 



