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.’ 
