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.