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which, the moment you perceive him beginning 

 to swerve, you must do ; in order to teach him, 

 for you have no other method, that he is ex- 

 pected to cross under your eye; and in order 

 that, looking hereafter to your eye for his direc- 

 tion, he may learn to take the true turn, as he 

 should have done, into the wind, and ahead of 

 you. As he crosses you thus in error, more 

 particularly if his temper be tender (which I 

 hope yours is not; for we shall have a deal 

 more of difficulty in carrying our point), encou- 

 rage him with " Good lad! HEY ON! HOLD 

 UP," &c. ; and, as he rates off boldly towards 

 (c), make your advance briskly to your next 

 station (D) : Give him the whistle ; and, as 

 intelligibly as you can, the wave of your left 

 hand into the wind, with " HOLD up THERE, 

 good dog !" making a show of advance yourself, 

 in order to get him forward : but, as yet he is 

 raw, and understands not the meaning of his 

 turn ; it depends on chance, therefore ; and he 



acquainted with this " Suffolk Sportsman." It is under such 

 title that he conceals his real name ; doubtless, from a proper 

 sense of delicacy on the subject of a serious profession to 

 which he belonged : time, however, must ere this have with- 

 drawn him beyond the reach of squeamish censure; and 

 the busy historiographer of forgotten books may, without 

 offence, be gratified by the permission of interlining a title- 

 page with the name of the Rev. Simons, of Kelsal, 



near Saxmundham, Suffolk. 



