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the same sort of prejudice might be taken 

 against him in his own hunt, and he may 

 likewise have a misunderstanding with some 

 one who will easily find an excuse to warn 

 him off his property, and at the same time 

 make a proposition to some other pack to 

 hunt it. What would be his astonishment 

 if a neighbouring pack should come into 

 the heart of his country, and into one of 

 his best coverts, find a fox, have a good 

 run, and kill him ? 



If customary laws are to be invaded to 

 answer the caprice of individuals, the con- 

 fusion and anarchy that would naturally 

 occur in a short time would set a whole 

 country together by the ears, and threaten 

 the very existence of fox-hunting. A 

 master of hounds is as liable to the misfor- 

 tune of having a misunderstanding as other 

 people — therefore when a covert is offered 

 to another under such circumstances, he 

 ought politely to refuse it. We all know, 



