On an emergency he could keep the hound in the out-house at Merripit, but it was always a risk, and it was only on the supreme day, which he regarded as the end of all his efforts, that he dared do it.
En cas de besoin il pouvait installer son animal dans un appentis à Merripit ; mais c’était un risque, et il ne l’a couru que le dernier jour, quand il considérait qu’il était arrivé au terme de ses efforts.