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Of course they have to jump over it a second time, and in this way I keep running under the gate and making them jump over it until they are quite tired, for, of course, it is more tiring to jump over anything than only to run under it. OF COURSE THEY HAVE TO JUMP OVER IT A SECOND TIME AND IN THIS WAY I KEEP RUNNING UNDER THE GATE AND MAKING THEM JUMP OVER IT UNTIL THEY ARE QUITE TIRED FOR OF COURSE IT IS MORE TIRING TO JUMP OVER ANYTHING THAN ONLY TO RUN UNDER IT
 all of a sudden, and crouch flat on the ground. The greyhound cannot stop himself so quickly, for he is not so clever as I am. He runs right over me, and it is several seconds before he can turn round again. But _I_ turn round as soon as he has passed me, and then I run as fast as I can the other way, so that, when he starts after me again, he is a good way behind. When he catches up to me, I do the same thing again. This clever trick of mine is called _doubling_, and I AM so proud of it, for if it was not for that, the greyhound would catch me directly.” “Then does he never catch you?” said Tommy Smith. “He never has yet,” said the hare. “But I have other ways of getting away from him, as well as from other dogs, and I will tell you some of them. Sometimes I run under a gate. The dogs are too big to do this, so they are obliged to jump over it. Then, when they are near me, on the other side I double, in the way I told you, run as fast as I can back to the gate, and go under it again. AT WHEN HE IS CLOSE BEHIND ME I STOP ALL OF A SUDDEN AND CROUCH FLAT ON THE GROUND AND THE GREYHOUND CANNOT STOP HIMSELF SO QUICKLY FOR HE IS NOT SO CLEVER AS I AM HE RUNS RIGHT OVER ME AND IN SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE HE CAN TURN AROUND AGAIN BUT I TURN AROUND AS SOON AS HE HAS PASSED ME AND THEN I RUN AS FAST AS I CAN THE OTHER WAY SO THAT WHEN HE STARTS AFTER ME AGAIN HE IS A GOOD WAY BEHIND WHEN HE CATCHES UP TO ME I DO THE SAME THING AGAIN THIS CLEVER TRICK OF MINE IS CALLED DOUBLING AND I AM SO PROUD OF IT FOR IF IT WAS NOT FOR THAT THE GREYHOUND WOULD CATCH ME DIRECTLY THEN DOES HE EVER CATCH YOU ASKED TOMMY SMITH HE NEVER HAS YET SAID THE HARE BUT I HAVE OTHER WAYS OF GETTING AWAY FROM HIM AS WELL AS FROM OTHER DOGS AND I WILL TELL YOU SOME OF THEM SOMETIMES I RUN UNDER A GATE THE DOGS ARE TOO BIG TO DO THIS SO THEY ARE OBLIGED TO JUMP OVER IT THEN WHEN THEY ARE NEAR ME ON THE OTHER SIDE I DOUBLE IN THE WAY I TOLD YOU AND RUN AS FAST AS I CAN BACK TO THE GATE AND GO UNDER IT AGAIN
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