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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." 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
ter me come men and women, boys and girls, horses and dogs, all happy, and all thinking it the finest thing in the world to hunt and to kill—a hare.” “Are the dogs greyhounds?” said Tommy Smith. “No,” answered the hare; “the dogs I am talking about now are not greyhounds, but beagles. They hunt me by scent, but the greyhound hunts me by sight, for he runs so fast that he can always see me.” “Does he run as fast as you do?” asked Tommy Smith. “Yes, indeed,” said the hare; “he runs much faster, but he does not always catch me, for all that. When he is close behind me, I stop 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.  POOR TIMID ANIMAL WHO NEVER HEARD ANY ONE AND AFTER ME COME MEN AND WOMEN BOYS AND GIRLS HORSES AND DOGS ALL HAPPY AND ALL THINKING IT THE FINEST THING IN THE WORLD TO HUNT AND KILL A HARE ARE THE DOGS GREYHOUNDS ASKED TOMMY SMITH NO ANSWERED THE HARE THE DOGS I AM TALKING ABOUT NOW ARE NOT GREYHOUNDS BUT BEAGLES THEY HUNT ME BY SCENT BUT THE GREYHOUND HUNTS ME BY SIGHT FOR HE RUNS SO FAST THAT HE CAN ALWAYS SEE ME DOES HE RUN AS FAST AS YOU DO ASKED TOMMY SMITH YES INDEED SAID THE HARE HE RUNS MUCH FASTER BUT HE DOES NOT ALWAYS CATCH ME FOR ALL THAT 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
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