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tor. He does not go in the sun, but it seems to follow 

 him, and there is a visible sympathy between him and 

 it. Sometimes, when the snow lies light and but five 

 or six inches deep, you may give chase and come up 

 with one on foot. In such a case he will show a re- 

 markable presence of mind, choosing only the safest 

 direction, though he may lose ground by it. Not- 

 withstanding his fright, he will take no step which is 

 not beautiful. His pace is a sort of leopard canter, 

 as if he were in no wise impeded by the snow, but 

 were husbanding his strength all the while. He runs 

 as though there were not a bone in his back. 



Excursions, 117, 118. 



