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and foot, had assembled. Hounds soon found 

 their fox in Round Hills, for that good preserver, 

 Mr. Rome, is sure to have one handy. He 

 broke on the top of the hill, the pack making 

 glorious music as they burst out of cover in 

 full cry after him, and raced him merrily 

 towards the little Quarry Copse, over the 

 Blackford Road, through the copse, and on to 

 Tennants' Wood, to Cheriton, through that, and 

 had no check till we came to a little orchard 

 near Gale's Plantation. After a turn round this 

 they recovered the line, taking it out almost 

 where he had gone in, and down the hill for 

 Maperton Cover, where the earths are ; out 

 again, pointing for his home, and through the 

 same Quarry Copse again and to Tennants' 

 Wood. Here a fresh fox went out, but the 

 Master (who was carrying the horn) held them 

 back to the line of the hunted one, and at last 

 pushed him out towards Charlton Wood and 

 along that gully, and, after running short for a 

 minute or two, he went to ground near Hull 

 Gully, whence the joint efforts of the terrier 

 and the Second Whip dislodged him, and the 



