Fivehundredlittleboxeswithfivehundredbright—eyedJack—rabbitswereputonthetrainthatday，andamongthemwasLittleJackWarhorse。
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Rabbitstaketheirtroubleslightly，anditisnottobesupposedthatanygreatterrorwasfeltbytheboxedJacks，oncetheuproarofthemassacrewasover;andwhentheyreachedtheCoursingParknearthegreatcityandwereturnedoutonebyone，verygently，——yes，gently;theRomanguardswerecarefuloftheirprisoners，beingresponsibleforthem，——theJacksfoundlittletocomplainof，abiginclosurewithplentyofgoodfood，andnoenemiestoannoythem。
Theverynextmorningtheirtrainingbegan。Ascoreofhatchwayswereopenedintoamuchlargerfield——thePark。AfteranumberofJackshadwanderedoutthroughthesedoorsarabbleofboysappearedanddrovethemback，pursuingthemnoisilyuntilallwereagaininthesmallerfield，calledtheHaven。AfewdaysofthistaughttheJack—rabbitsthatwhenpursuedtheirsafetywastogetbackbyoneofthehatchesintotheHaven。
Nowthesecondlessonbegan。ThewholebandweredrivenoutofasidedoorintoalonglanewhichledaroundthreesidesoftheParktoanotherinclosureatthefarend。ThiswastheStartingPen。Itsdoorintothearena——thatis，thePark——wasopened，theRabbitsdrivenforth，andthenamobofboysandDogsinhiding，burstforthandpursuedthemacrosstheopen。Thewholearmywentbobbingandboundingaway，someoftheyoungeronessoaringinaspy—hop，asamatterofhabit;butlowskimmingaheadofthemallwasagorgeousblack—and—whiteone;clean—limbedandbright—eyed，hehadattractedattentioninthepen，butnowinthefieldheledthebandwitheasylopethatputhimasfaraheadofthemallastheywereaheadoftherabbleofcommonDogs。