24 TEN YEARS OF GAME-KEEPING 



sixpence. He stared, and I asked him what was 

 the matter. He said he wanted another sixpence, 

 on the ground that four threes are twelve. I 

 reminded him of the rule to pay for right ear-tips 

 only. He saw that I knew more than he bargained 

 for about the ears of hares of all ages, and suggested 

 that he ' must have forgot what he was got at.' I 

 gave him another sixpence, and told him never 

 again to forget * what he was got at.' 



