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exercise ; but although he excelled in all of these 

 last- named exercises, I think he always looked upon 

 them as makeshift amusements, only worthy of being 

 taken up when nothing better could be had. The 

 love of sport, the love of the dusky hills, and the 

 wild sounds of the uninhabited places of the earth, 

 have their charms for most of us ; but for him 

 of whom I write they had an almost irresistible 

 attraction. Shooting of any and every kind, 

 fishing when and where it could be had, and the 

 almost equal pleasure of preparing for these 

 pursuits, occupied no inconsiderable portion of his 

 thoughts and time, and, therefore, 1 think that 

 these must be held to have been, even while he 

 was at college, his chief amusements. He was 

 not only fond of sport, but more than that, was 

 a keen and thorough sportsman, prepared to 

 endure much and make considerable sacrifices to 

 gratify this instinct. My poor friend's expeditions 

 to Norway in quest of reindeer are far more con- 

 vincing proof of that than any mere statement of 

 mine can be. Those expeditions to Norway, which 

 bear such powerful testimony to his enthusiasm 

 for sport, are spoken of in another portion of this 

 introductory notice, so I need say no more about 

 them, than that I fully endorse the opinion there 

 expressed as to the pluck and courage of him 

 who feared not to walk the gloomy hills alone. 



