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Page 119
... wall into the next field . But he does not jump over , but on to the wall , and there he sits looking at you until you are once more nearly up to him ; then he disappears the other side , and you run up and peep over . He is nowhere to ...
... wall into the next field . But he does not jump over , but on to the wall , and there he sits looking at you until you are once more nearly up to him ; then he disappears the other side , and you run up and peep over . He is nowhere to ...
Page 126
... wall . Perhaps it lies partly in the fact that in a run over a level stone - wall country , where the enclosures are large and the turf sound , given a good fox and a " burning scent , " hounds and horses travel at as great a pace as ...
... wall . Perhaps it lies partly in the fact that in a run over a level stone - wall country , where the enclosures are large and the turf sound , given a good fox and a " burning scent , " hounds and horses travel at as great a pace as ...
Page 128
... wall country only fit for fools and funkers . For good scenting days in this hill country are few and far between , and a bad day in the wall district is the poorest fun imaginable . For this the field have generally themselves to thank ...
... wall country only fit for fools and funkers . For good scenting days in this hill country are few and far between , and a bad day in the wall district is the poorest fun imaginable . For this the field have generally themselves to thank ...
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