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you, and ranges off pretty well in line; and 

 that, under the immediate submission to the 

 call of " BACK," you have now acquired a 

 tolerable direction of his course to the alternate 

 sides of your intended line of beat, upon which 

 we are now preparing to advance. When he 

 has got a good round rate off each way/ take 

 occasion, as soon as he has fairly passed you, 

 being cheered as usual, to advance with quick 

 steps, unperceived by him, directly into the 

 wind : if he perceive, and turn towards you, 

 bend your course instantly towards him, and 

 urge him, as before, with " HEY ON ! HOLD UP !" 

 &c. to the completion of his proper range ; and 

 so contrive, without interruption to him, to get 

 on about fifteen or twenty yards in advance ; 

 by which time he will be arrived at his limits. 

 Stop ; give him the whistle, with " Cato ! BACK 

 HERE, BACK !" waving with the hand next him, 

 to indicate his line of advance. Let your eye 

 be on him, but your face into the wind; in 

 order that, looking to this as the index of his 

 motions, he may learn to make this advance, 

 and to cross you in front. Cheer him as he 

 passes ; show him on his way ; and urge him, 

 as before directed, to the other side of his beat. 

 As he gets off towards his permitted extent, 

 again make your advance of twenty yards into 

 the wind, and again bring him across you. The 



