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which had been catchy, died away to nothing ; 

 so he had his way, and we rode home by the 

 light of a full moon. A gale followed, with 

 torrents of rain. 



December 8th. — 



The day was excessively storm}^ and the 

 scent, I heard, very bad at Evercreech, though I 

 believe the hounds had two short runs in the 

 neighbourhood of Pylle and Ditcheat, but I am 

 unable to supply details. 



December 9th. — 



The meet at Middlemarsh was well 

 attended, and those who braved the stormy 

 weather and cold wind were rewarded by some 

 good woodland hunting, hounds leaving the 

 woods at one time for Remedy, where they 

 nearly had their fox, but he escaped by the skin 

 of his brush (for one hound had a grab at it) 

 and got back into Prince's Wood again. From 

 there they ran by Gore Wood and Highfield, 

 and, after another big turn in the woods, the}- 

 came out at the Hartley end. Then they raced 



