152 How I Became a Sportsmax. 



But what did it matter, they were first-rate to 

 walk in. 



Well, when we made our first excursion to 



Dartmoor, we had fully intended taking the 



fishing basket, but somehow it had got left 



behind. We took no servant, and whenever we 



arrived at the small pubhc-house which formed 



our head-quarters for the time being, made 



immediate inquiries for a guide of some sort, as 



it is very difficult, and at times dangerous, work 



to penetrate far into the moor ; what I really 



mean to say is, to find your way back again. 



I have on several occasions been lost for many 



hours in fogs, to which Dartmoor is very 



subject, and which come on very suddenly, 



and have sometimes found myself several miles 



from the place where I thought I was. I 



believe the best plan is to sit still under a stone 



or hollow till it clears ; but that would not be 



very pleasant at all times, particularly if you 



had to sit there all night, as is very probable, 



and with the prospect of being devoured by 



wolves or shepherds' dogs, which, as old 



Jorrocks said, "would be much of a muchness, 



as far as the comfort was concerned." Ah ! 



with what delight have I heard the voice of 



