This way and that, to confuse the scent;

But Tony, keeping his nose in air,

In a very few moments betrayed the Hare,

Which the children told him was hardly fair.

I cannot tell you how long they played,

Of the fun they had, or the noise they made;

For the best of things in this world, I think,

Can ne'er be written with pen and ink.

But Bridget, who went on her daily rounds,

Picking up after the "Hare and Hounds,"