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forward." The necessity of this has already been 

 remarked on page 151. 



Facey Romford tells us another way, when he 

 says, " Francis Romford, if you were the fox, what 

 would you do under these circumstances ? " We 

 can equally well say, " If I was the enemy, what 

 should I do?" 



In both cases we can perhaps see what has caused 

 the check : — 



Hounds were over-ridden, and forced off the line. 



Men diverged too much for cover, lost direction, 

 and the necessary " get on " feeling, and became 

 an irresolute bunch behind the cover they erred in 

 seeking. 



The fox was headed by that flock of sheep, and 

 hounds have flashed over his line. 



Men fear a charge from the cavalry whose lance- 

 heads are glinting behind those trees on the right. 



The fox was coursed by that sheep-dog, which is 

 just slinking back again to the shepherd. 



The men were checked by, and are unwilling 

 to advance in the face of, the fire coming from 

 yonder ridge ? etc., etc. 



What to do to pick up the line, to set the con- 

 cern going again, in the Image and the Real ? 



In the former very little indeed, for unless you 

 are Hunting the Hounds yourself, you have merely 

 a passive part to play. To turn your horse's head 

 to the wind and sit still, is all that is required 

 of you. 



If only all hunting-fields would do this when 



