264 AFTER DEER 



by more practicable paths than yours, keepers and gillies 

 chant a chorus of congratulation, and your friends 

 envy you your trophy of branching antlers. In the 

 afternoon you have sun and scenery, and sport as well ; 

 but the deer you slew in the mist is the hero not only 

 of the day but of the season. 



