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           Lessthananhourlater,thetrailleddownaslopetowardamuddybrookswollenbytherecentrains.Itwastherethedogslostthescent.FarlenandWexwadedacrosswiththehoundsandcamebackshakingtheirheadswhiletheanimalsrangedupanddownthefarbank,sniffing."Theywentinhere,m’lord,butIcan’tseewheretheycomeout,"thekennelmastersaid.

           Theondismountedandkneltbesidethestream.Hedippedahandinit.Thewaterwascold."Theywon’thavestayedlonginthis,"hesaid."Takehalfthedogsdownstream,I’llgoup"

           Wexclappedhishandstogetherloudly.

           "Whatisit?"Theonsaid.

           Themuteboypointed.

           Thegroundnearthewaterwassoddenandmuddy.Thetracksthewolveshadleftwereplainenough."Pawprints,yes.So?"

           Wexdrovehisheelintothemud,andpivotedhisfootthiswayandthat.Itleftadeepgouge.

           Josethunderstood."AmanthesizeofHodoroughttohaveleftadeepprintinthismud,"hesaid."Moresowiththeweightofaboyonhisback.Yettheonlybootprintshereareourown.Seeforyourself."

           Appalled,Theonsawitwastrue.Thewolveshadgoneintotheturgidbrownwateralone."Oshamusthaveturnedasidebackofus.Beforetheelk,mostlikely.Shesentthewolvesonbythemselves,hopingwe’dchaseafterthem."Heroundedonhishuntsmen.

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