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and uttered in the exulting gladness of his heart as he 

 remembered how the " dougheti Doglas " had said : 



*' I w^-ll let * that hontyng yf that I may." 



Yet, in spite of that promise, he had held the hunt ; 

 and as he tarried to look at the result, he doubtless 

 not only rejoiced at his success, but at the choler of his 

 enemy when he should learn how rich had been the 

 booty. 



In concluding this chapter, which, owing to the 

 charm of the subject, has extended to an unusual length, 

 I have but to add that the illustrations of the tracks of 

 the red deer have been selected from a collection of 

 plaster casts taken by Professor Louis of Aschaffenburg. 

 In order to insure perfect exactitude, these have been 

 photographed, and from the photographs the drawings 

 here given have been made. 



* Hinder. 



