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HIDDEN PATHWAYS IN THE GRASS.

A pleasant wilderness--Pitying Nature--Hedgerow sentinels--The story of the day--Familiar signs--An unknown scent--The agony of fear--A change of mood--The weasel's raid--A place of slaughter--Autumn preparations--A general panic--Hibernation--Winter sunshine--The red bank-voles--Owls and hawks 131-150