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urged, nor is the cock driven to move, by the 

 master pressing up to the point: he is left awhile 

 to recollect himself; he becomes conscious of 

 your presence within the sphere of the circle 

 you are describing, and it has its influence 

 on him; he perceives, by your still rounding 

 in distance, that you are not in a hurry to 

 advance, and he catches from you the idea 

 of patience : during the narrowing of your cir- 

 cles, your direct approach is not perceived, and 

 that patience becomes confirmed: and lastly, 

 all motive whatever to make a dash at the bird, 

 with a view of getting possession of it, is taken 

 away by the never-failing certainty with which 

 he finds, by waiting for your shot, he has it laid 

 dead before him. Let us then take these prin- 

 ciples, and apply them elsewhere, as the means 

 of producing similar perfection. 



It is true, that with game which do not lie 

 close like the cock, but are readily put upon 

 the run, the matter is not quite so manageable ; 

 nor will they often permit an approach, or be 

 found in a situation, so as to become visible ; 

 but where you have a bird marked down, or 

 upon ground where you have a chance of doing 

 it with success, you will find it of infinite con- 

 sequence, with a young dog, to practise this 

 Welsh circuit : at any rate, he will learn, in the 



