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  there are single trees; the scars made by his tusks。'14' As she follows up
  the   trail   the   hound   will;   as   a   general   rule;   finally   arrive   at   some   well…
  wooded spot; since; as a general rule; the boar lies ensconced in places of
  the sort; that are warm in winter and cool in summer。
  '11' {kunegesion}; 〃a hunting establishment; huntsmen and hounds; a
  pack of hounds;〃 L。 & S。 cf。 Herod。 i。 36; Pollux。 v。 17。 In                        Aristot。
  〃H。 A。〃 viii。 5。 2; of wolves in a pack; v。 {monopeirai}。                      {upagein}
  〃stealthily?〃
  '12' Or; 〃go on a voyage of discovery。〃
  '13'   Reading      {te   ikhneuouse};   or   if   vulg。   {ikhneusei};   transl。   〃set
  her to follow the trail; at the head of the whole train。〃
  '14'    Schneid。     cf。   Aristot。   〃H。    A。〃   vi。  18;   Plin。   viii。  52;    Virg。
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  〃Georg。〃 iii。 255; 〃ipse ruit; dentesque Sabellicus exacuit sus〃;                        Hom。
  〃Il。〃 xi。 416; xiii。 475; Hes。 〃Shield;〃 389; Eur。 〃Phoen。〃                      1389; Ovid;
  〃Met。〃 viii。 369。
  As soon as she has reached his lair she will give tongue; but the boar
  will   not   get   up;   not   he;   in  nine   cases   out   of   ten。   The   huntsman    will
  thereupon recover the hound; and tie her up also with the rest at a good
  distance from the lair。'15' He will then launch his toils into the wild boar's
  harbourage;'16' placing the nooses upon any forked branches of wood to
  hand。 Out of the net itself he must construct a deep forward…jutting gulf or
  bosom;   posting   young   shoots   on   this   side   and   that   within;   as   stays   or
  beams;'17'   so   that   the   rays   of   light   may   penetrate   as   freely   as   possible
  through the nooses into the bosom;'18' and the interior be as fully lit up as
  possible when the creature makes his charge。 The string round the top of
  the net must be attached to some stout tree; and not to any mere shrub or
  thorn…bush; since these light…bending branches will give way to strain on
  open   ground。'19' All   about   each   net   it   will   be   well   to   stop   with   timber
  even   places'20'   〃where   harbrough   nis   to   see;〃   so   that   the   hulking   brute
  may drive a straight course'21' into the toils without tacking。
  '15'   Lit。   〃accordingly   recover   the   dog;   and   tie   her   up   also   with   the
  rest;〃 etc。
  '16' {ormous}。 Lit。 〃moorings;〃 i。e。 〃favourite haunts。〃 Cf。 {dusorma}
  below。 Al。 〃stelle die Fallnetze auf die Wechsel;〃 Lenz。
  '17'  {anteridas}。   See   a note   in the   〃Class。   Rev。〃   X。   i。   p。   7;   by  G。   S。
  Sale: 〃It can only mean long sticks used as stretchers or                        spreaders to
  hold up the net between and beyond the props。〃 Cf。                        Thuc。 vii。 36; 2。
  '18' Or; 〃within the bay of network。〃
  '19'    {sunekhontai       en   tois   psilois   ai   e}。  〃Denn     diese    werden     an
  unbestandenen           Orten      durch      die     Leine      niedergezogen;〃          Lenz;
  {sunelkontai}         conj。     Schn。;     {sunerkhontai}        al。;   〃concurrunt;〃        vid。
  Sturz。
  '20' {ta dusorma}; met。 from 〃bad harbourage。〃 Cf。 Arsch。 〃Pers。〃 448;
  〃Ag。〃 194。 Cf。 Lat。 〃importunus;〃 also of 〃rough ground。〃
  '21' Or; 〃make his rush。〃
  As   soon   as   the   nets   are   fixed;   the   party   will   come   back   and   let   the
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  hounds slip one and all; then each will snatch up his javelin'22' and boar…
  spear; and advance。 Some one man; the most practised hand; will cheer on
  the hounds;  and   the  rest   will   follow  in   good   order  at some   considerable
  distance from one another; so as to leave the animal a free passage; since if
  he falls into the thick of them as he   makes off; there is a fair chance of
  being wounded; for he will certainly vent his fury on the first creature he
  falls foul of。
  '22'    Lit。   〃then   they    will   take   their   javelins   and    boar…spears     and
  advance。〃
  As soon as the hounds are near his lair; they will make their onslaught。
  The boar; bewildered by the uproar; will rise up and toss the first hound
  that ventures to attack him in front。 He will then run and fall into the toils;
  or if not; then after him full cry。'23' Even if the ground on which the toils
  environ him be sloping; he will recover himself promptly;'24' but if level;
  he    will  at  once    plant   himself    firm    as  a  rock;   as  if  deliberating     with
  himself。'25'   At   that   conjuncture   the   hounds   will   press   hard   upon   him;
  while their masters had best keep a narrow eye upon the boar and let fly
  their javelins and a pelt of stones; being planted in a ring behind him and a
  good way off; until the instant when with a forward heave of his body he
  stretches the net tight and strains the skirting…rope。 Thereupon he who is
  most skilful of the company and of the stoutest nerve will advance from
  the front and deliver a home thrust with his hunting… spear。
  '23' Or; 〃a pretty chase must follow。〃
  '24'   Or;   〃if   within   the   prison   of   the   net   the   ground   be   sloping;   it
  will not take long to make him spring up; he will be up again on                            his
  legs in no time。〃
  '25' Or; 〃being concerned about himself。〃
  Should   the   animal   for   all   that   rain   of   javelins   and   stones   refuse   to
  stretch   the skirting…rope; should   he   rather  relax'26'  in   that direction   and
  make      a  right…about…face      turn   bearing     down    on   his   assailant;   there    is
  nothing   for   it;   under   these   circumstances;   but   to   seize   a   boar…spear;   and
  advance; firmly clutching it with the left hand forward and with the right
  behind; the left is to steady it; and the right to give it impulse; and so the
  feet;'27' the left advanced in correspondence with the left arm; and right
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  with right。 As he advances; he will make a lunge forward with the boar…
  spear;'27'   planting   his   legs   apart   not   much   wider   than   in   wrestling;'28'
  and keeping his left side turned towards his left hand; and then; with his
  eye    fixed    steadily   on   the   beast's   eye;   he   will   note   every    turn   and
  movement of the creature's head。 As he brings down the boar…spear to the
  thrust;   he   must   take   good   heed   the   animal   does   not   knock   it   out   of   his
  hands by a side movement of the head;'29' for if so he will follow up the
  impetus of that rude knock。 In case of that misfortune; the huntsman must
  throw himself upon his face and clutch tight hold of the brushwood under
  him; since if the wild boar should attack him in that posture; owing to the
  upward curve of its tusks; it cannot get under him;'30' whereas if caught
  erect; he must be wounded。 What will happen then is; that the beast will
  try to raise him up; and failing that will stand upon and trample him。
  '26' {epanieis}。 See Sturz; s。v。
  '27'    Lit。  〃forwards     the  left  foot   will  follow    the   left  arm   and   the
  right foot the other。〃
  '28'      〃Statum       venatoris      aprum      venabulo       excipientis       pinxit
  Philostratus;〃 〃Imag。〃 i。 28; Schn。
  '29'   Or;   〃he   will   step   forward   and   take   one   stride   not   much   longer
  than that of a wrestler; and thrust forward his boar…spear。〃
  '30'   Cf。   Hes。   〃Shield;〃   387;   Hom。   〃Il。〃   xii。   148:   〃Then   forth   rushed
  the twain; and fought in front of the gates like wild boars that                      in the
  mountains abide the assailing crew of men and dogs; and                            charging
  on   either   flank   they   crush   the   wood   around   them;   cutting         it   at   the
  root; and the clatter of their tusks waxes loud; till                one smite them and
  take their life away〃 (A。 Lang)。
  From this extremity there is but one means of escape; and one alone;
  for the luckless prisoner。 One of his fellow…huntsmen must approach with
  boar…spear and provoke the boar; making as though he would let fly at him;
  but let fly he must not; for fear of hitting the man under him。 The boar; on
  seeing this; will leave the fallen man; and in rage and fury turn to grapple
  his assailant。 The other will seize the instant to spring to his feet; and not
  forget to clutch his boar…spear as he rises to his legs again; since rescue
  cannot   be   nobly  p