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dogs in their best style, while I seconded them by 

 shooting at the top of my bent ; and at a quarter 

 to eight the gillie threw up his glengarry with a 

 hurrah for the twenty brace. 



My next grousing day, on the 26th, was devoted 

 to the nearer moors of Kames. A high east wind 

 spoilt the scent, and made the game still more 

 fretty and shy of a point than on the 22d. My 

 journal entry says " Killed eleven brace ; only 

 let off one shot, and three badly-hit birds." On 

 the 30th, was assisted by my eldest son, who had 

 got a few days' leave from his regiment. Our 

 united bag was twenty-one and a half brace, four 

 hares, and a snipe. My journal again records 

 " Both of us shot in our best style, and dogs did 

 their part equally well." Wednesday, September 

 6th, took a rambling stretch with my son over 

 the greater part of our grouse ground for his con- 

 cluding day. At eleven o'clock heavy rain came 

 on, and stopped our sport till near one ; but the 

 clouds then parted, a hot sun dried the heath, and 

 the evening was perfect for shooting. Total bag, 

 twelve and a half brace, eight hares, and a snipe. 

 My share, six brace grouse and three hares. The 



