They should be so arranged that the breeding places are situated higher than the entrances, so that water may run away; and when it is necessary to make the earth on level ground, the breeding places should be on the surface, and covered over with earth, so as to form a mound. The places for breeding should be formed in a circle, in order that they may be more easily arched, like an oven, without having wood supports. The passages should be floored with bricks or flints, to prevent rabbits from digging. It is desirable to have the low passages not more than seven inches high, to exclude dogs. Four-inch work at the sides is sufficient, except for a foot or two at the entrance. [2] The Author.—ED. [3] To Mr. Osbaldiston belonged, _par excellence_, the title of “the Squire.”—ED. [4] Stephens was huntsman of the Warwickshire, not the Atherstone, pack.—ED. [5] Captain Trelawney.—ED. [6] Father of the present Earl of Wemyss. He continued to hunt this country till about 1868. [7] The late Mr. Robertson of Ladykirk.—ED. [8] Williamson was pensioned off in 1865 and died a year or two later. Shore, who succeeded him, still carries the horn.—ED. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Life of a Fox, by Thomas Smith