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Rh 'No, no, my man, not on any account. The otter deserves his life. We'll leave him for another season, and I hope we may meet again.'

Little did he dream that the game beast which had baffled his best efforts was to become the talk of the country-side, and would for many a day disappoint his hopes and flout his plans.