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then, getting on his line again, we ran nicely, 

 over the brook again, np to Basleni's Hill, where 

 he tnrned right and bore back past Nyland 

 Withybed, and made good his escape into Nyland 

 Thorns, though hounds were close at him. This 

 occupied some thirty minutes. A whole litter 

 were soon on foot in the Thorns, and, after much 

 hunting up and down the covers, hounds were 

 rewarded with a choice morsel, though a wet 

 one, as they killed him in deep water in the 

 Upper Withybed, which concluded a really good 

 hunting day, and it was cheering to find that 

 to-day there was certainly a good scent. 



November 22nd. — 



These hounds met at Zeals Green, and, 

 after a turn with a fox from Bagmore towards 

 Mere, and a turn with another round Zeals 

 Plantation, resulting in the death of the second 

 one, we went to Dipley Withybed, whence a fox 

 led us away towards Shanks to Quarr Hollow, 

 and thence, bearing left, ran straight and hard 

 to Rodgrove, in nineteen minutes. He came out 

 across the road, and we had some very pretty 



