after him came a great throng of footmen and horsemen , several hundred in all . and they had hunting falcons and hunting dogs by the hundred , too . then the fleas and gnats began to rise in the air ; but were all slain by the falcons . and the hunting dogs climbed on the bed , and sniffed along the walls trailing the fleas , and ate them up . they followed the trace of whatever hid in the cracks , and nosed it out , so that in a short space of time they had killed nearly all the vermin .
followed the trace of whatever hid in the cracks , and nosed it out .
how did the hunting dogs kill nearly all the vermin in a short space of time ?
how did the hunting dogs kill nearly all the vermin in a short space of time ?