[19] Reading {tremousi}, "fall a-trembling"; al. {atremousi}, stand
stock-still"; i.e. are "dwellers."

A particular sort may be described as hounds which, when hunting or
pursuing, run forward with a frequent eye to the discoveries of the
rest of the pack, because they have no confidence in themselves.
Another sort is over-confident--not letting the cleverer members of
the pack go on ahead, but keeping them back with nonsensical clamour.
Others will wilfully hug every false scent,[20] and with a tremendous
display of eagerness, whatever they chance upon, will take the lead,
conscious all the while they are playing false;[21] whilst another
sort again will behave in a precisely similar style out of sheer
ignorance.[22] It is a poor sort of hound which will not leave a stale
line[23] for want of recognising the true trail. So, too, a hound that
cannot distinguish the trail leading to a hare's form, and scampers
over that of a running hare, hot haste, is no thoroughbred.[24]

[20] Al. "seem to take pleasure in fondling every lie."

[21] Or, "fully aware themselves that the whole thing is a make-
believe."

[22] Or, "do exactly the same thing because they do not know any
better."

[23] {ek ton trimmon}. Lit. "keep away from beaten paths," and
commonly of footpaths, but here apparently of the hare's habitual
"run," not necessarily lately traversed, still less the true line.