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the sportsman(塰強埀)-及13何蛍

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hold up the net between and beyond the props。; Cf。                        Thuc。 vii。 36�察�2。 

     ��18�А�Or�察 �within the bay of network。; 

     ��19�А   。�sunekhontai       en   tois   psilois   ai   e��。  ;Denn     diese    werden     an 

unbestandenen           Orten      durch      die     Leine      niedergezogen�察─         �Lenz�察�

��sunelkontai��         conj。     Schn。�察    。�sunerkhontai��        al。�察   �concurrunt�察─       �vid。 

Sturz。 

     ��20�А。�ta dusorma���察�met。 from ;bad harbourage。; Cf。 Arsch。 ;Pers。; 448�察�

;Ag。; 194。 Cf。 Lat。 ;importunus�察─�also of ;rough ground。; 

     ��21�А�Or�察 �make his rush。; 

     As   soon   as   the   nets   are   fixed�察  �the   party   will   come   back   and   let   the 



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hounds slip one and all�察�then each will snatch up his javelin��22�А�and boar´ 

spear�察�and advance。 Some one man�察�the most practised hand�察�will cheer on 

the hounds�察 �and   the  rest   will   follow  in   good   order  at some   considerable 

distance from one another�察�so as to leave the animal a free passage�察�since if 

he falls into the thick of them as he   makes off�察�there is a fair chance of 

being wounded�察�for he will certainly vent his fury on the first creature he 

falls foul of。 

     ��22�А   �Lit。   ;then   they    will   take   their   javelins   and    boar´spears     and 

advance。; 

     As soon as the hounds are near his lair�察�they will make their onslaught。 

The boar�察�bewildered by the uproar�察�will rise up and toss the first hound 

that ventures to attack him in front。 He will then run and fall into the toils�察�

or if not�察�then after him full cry。��23�А�Even if the ground on which the toils 

environ him be sloping�察�he will recover himself promptly�撮�24�А�but if level�察�

he    will  at  once    plant   himself    firm    as  a  rock�察  �as  if  deliberating     with 

himself。��25�А  �At   that   conjuncture   the   hounds   will   press   hard   upon   him�察�

while their masters had best keep a narrow eye upon the boar and let fly 

their javelins and a pelt of stones�察�being planted in a ring behind him and a 

good way off�察�until the instant when with a forward heave of his body he 

stretches the net tight and strains the skirting´rope。 Thereupon he who is 

most skilful of the company and of the stoutest nerve will advance from 

the front and deliver a home thrust with his hunting´ spear。 

     ��23�А�Or�察 �a pretty chase must follow。; 

     ��24�А  �Or�察   �if   within   the   prison   of   the   net   the   ground   be   sloping�察  �it 

will not take long to make him spring up�察�he will be up again on                            his 

legs in no time。; 

     ��25�А�Or�察 �being concerned about himself。; 

     Should   the   animal   for   all   that   rain   of   javelins   and   stones   refuse   to 

stretch   the skirting´rope�察�should   he   rather  relax��26�А �in   that direction   and 

make      a  right´about´face      turn   bearing     down    on   his   assailant�察  �there    is 

nothing   for   it�察  �under   these   circumstances�察  �but   to   seize   a   boar´spear�察  �and 

advance�察�firmly clutching it with the left hand forward and with the right 

behind�察�the left is to steady it�察�and the right to give it impulse�察�and so the 

feet�撮�27�А�the left advanced in correspondence with the left arm�察�and right 



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with right。 As he advances�察�he will make a lunge forward with the boar´ 

spear�撮�27�А  �planting   his   legs   apart   not   much   wider   than   in   wrestling�撮�28�А�

and keeping his left side turned towards his left hand�察�and then�察�with his 

eye    fixed    steadily   on   the   beast's   eye�察  �he   will   note   every    turn   and 

movement of the creature's head。 As he brings down the boar´spear to the 

thrust�察  �he   must   take   good   heed   the   animal   does   not   knock   it   out   of   his 

hands by a side movement of the head�撮�29�А�for if so he will follow up the 

impetus of that rude knock。 In case of that misfortune�察�the huntsman must 

throw himself upon his face and clutch tight hold of the brushwood under 

him�察�since if the wild boar should attack him in that posture�察�owing to the 

upward curve of its tusks�察�it cannot get under him�撮�30�А�whereas if caught 

erect�察�he must be wounded。 What will happen then is�察�that the beast will 

try to raise him up�察�and failing that will stand upon and trample him。 

     ��26�А。�epanieis��。 See Sturz�察�s。v。 

     ��27�А   �Lit。  ;forwards     the  left  foot   will  follow    the   left  arm   and   the 

right foot the other。; 

     ��28�А      �Statum       venatoris      aprum      venabulo       excipientis       pinxit 

Philostratus�察─ �Imag。; i。 28�察�Schn。 

     ��29�А  �Or�察   �he   will   step   forward   and   take   one   stride   not   much   longer 

than that of a wrestler�察�and thrust forward his boar´spear。; 

     ��30�А  �Cf。   Hes。   ;Shield�察─  �387�察  �Hom。   ;Il。;   xii。   148�此   �Then   forth   rushed 

the twain�察�and fought in front of the gates like wild boars that                      in the 

mountains abide the assailing crew of men and dogs�察�and                            charging 

on   either   flank   they   crush   the   wood   around   them�察  �cutting         it   at   the 

root�察�and the clatter of their tusks waxes loud�察�till                one smite them and 

take their life away; ��A。 Lang��。 

     From this extremity there is but one means of escape�察�and one alone�察�

for the luckless prisoner。 One of his fellow´huntsmen must approach with 

boar´spear and provoke the boar�察�making as though he would let fly at him�察�

but let fly he must not�察�for fear of hitting the man under him。 The boar�察�on 

seeing this�察�will leave the fallen man�察�and in rage and fury turn to grapple 

his assailant。 The other will seize the instant to spring to his feet�察�and not 

forget to clutch his boar´spear as he rises to his legs again�察�since rescue 

cannot   be   nobly  purchased   save by  victory。��31�А �Let   him  again bring   the 



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weapon to bear in the same fashion�察�and make a lunge at a point within the 

shoulder´blade�察  �where   lies   the   throat�撮�32�А  �and   planting   his   body   firmly 

press with all his force。��33�А�The boar�察�by dint of his might and battle rage�察�

will    still  push   on�察  �and   were    it  not   that  the   teeth   of  the   lance´blade 

hindered�撮�34�А�would push his way up to the holder of the boar´spear even 

though the shaft run right through him。��35�А�

     ��31�А �Safety can only be won with honour by some   master´stroke of 

victory。; 

     ��32�А。�sphage��。 Aristot。 ;H。 A。; i。 14。 2。 ;Straight at the jugular。; 

     ��33�А�Or�察 �throwing his whole weight on the thrust�察�press home with all 

his force。; 

     ��34�А  �Or�察   �but   for   the   intervention   of   the   two   projecting   teeth   of   the 

lance´blade。;       See   the   account     of   the  passage     of   arms    between     Col。 

Pollock      and   a  boar    in  his   ;Incidents     of  Foreign     Sport    and   Travel。; 

There the man was mounted�察�but alone。 

     ��35�А�Lit。 ;force his heavy bulk along the shaft right up to the holder 

of the boar´spear。; 

     Nay�察  �so   tremendous   is   the   animal's   power�察  �that   a   property   which   no 

one ever would suspect belongs to him。 Lay a few hairs upon the tusk of a 

boar just dead�察�and they will shrivel up instantly�撮�36�А�so hot are they�察�these 

tusks。 Nay�察�while the creature is living�察�under fierce excitement they will 

be all aglow�察�or else how comes it that though he fail to gore the dogs�察�yet 

at   the   blow     the   fine   hairs   of  their   coats    are   singed    in   flecks   and 

patches�殖�37�А�

     ��36�А。�euthus���察�i。e。 ;for a few seconds after death。; 

     ��37�А�The belief is still current�察�I am told�察�in parts of India。 

     So much and even greater trouble may be loked for from the wild boar 

before capture�察�I speak of the male animal。 If it should be a sow that falls 

into the toils�察�the huntsman should run up and prod her�察�taking care not to 

be   pushed   off   his   legs   and   fall�察  �in   which   case   he   cannot   escape   being 

trampled on and bitten。 Ergo�察�he will not voluntarily get under those feet�察�

but if involuntarily he should come to such a pass�察�the same means��38�А�of 

helping each the other to get up again will serve�察�as in the case of the male 

animal�察  �and   when   he   has   regained   his   legs�察  �he   must   ply   the   boar´spear 



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vigorously till she too has died the death。 

     ��38�А。�dianastaseis���察 �the same methods of mutual recovery。; 

     Wild pigs may be captured further in the following fashion�此�The nets 

are fixed   for them  at   the   entrances of   woody  glens�撮�39�А �in   coppices   and 

hollows�察�and on screes�察�where there are outlets into rank meadow´ lands�察�

marshes�察�and clear pools。��40�А�The appointed person mounts guard at the 

nets with his boar´spear�察�while the others work the dogs�察�exploring the best 

and likeliest spots。 As soon as the quarry is found the chase commences。 If 

then an animal falls into the net�察�the net´ keeper will grip his boar´spear 

and��41�А�advance�察�when he will ply it as I have described�察�if he escape the 

net�察  �then   after   him   full   cry。   In   hot�察  �sultry   weather   the   boar   may   be   run 

down   by   the   hounds   and   captured。   Though   a   monster   in   strength�察  �the 

creature becomes short of breath and will give in from sheer exhaustion。 

     ��39�А�Al。 ;at the passages from woodland lakes into oak´coppices。; 

     ��40�А。�udata���察 �waters�察─�lakes�察�poo
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