large open heath was before us.

Presently a covered cart was driven up. One end was opened, and a
stag leaped out.

He stood still, and looked up and all around him, as much as to say,
"What are we all about?" He had, apparently, no thought of running
any where.

At last, they sent a little dog to bark at him, and soon away he
scampered over fences and through fields; like the wind, he flew.

When he was out of sight, the keeper let his dogs loose. They did
not run at first, but smelt all around, one dog leading the others.
At last, he pricked up his ears, and they all set up a race after
him, like a streak of lightning, as our Jem would say.

Now the huntsmen started, and they followed as near as they could.
The dogs leaped over a hedge, a pretty high one. Away went the
huntsmen after them.

I saw one man thrown as he tried to leap the hedge, and away went
his horse and left him.

I saw two, three, four go over as if they were flying. O, how
beautiful it was to see them!

Then I saw a rider and his horse both fall into a ditch they were
trying to leap. Then came another, and over he went, all clear, as a
cat might jump.