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HAUNTS OF THE BADGER AND THE FOX.

Wild life at night--Long watching--A "set" with numerous inhabitants--The vixen and her cubs--Tolerant badgers--Vigilance--A moorland episode--"Chalking the mark"--Fox-signs--A habit of voles and rabbits--Patience, in vain--Sulky badgers--The vixen's lair--Foxes at play 407-426