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A Dawn Experiment 



I HAVE tried dawn fishing, and found it want 

 ing. I have tried dawn hunting in the woods, 

 after &quot;partridges,&quot; and found it not all that 

 Jonathan, in his buoyant enthusiasm, appears 

 to think it. And so, when he grew eloquent 

 regarding the delights of dawn hunting on the 

 marshes, I was not easily fired. I even referred, 

 though very considerately, to some of our 

 previous experiences in affairs of this nature, 

 and confessed a certain reluctance to experi 

 ment further along these lines. 



&quot;Well, you have had a run of hard luck,&quot; 

 he admitted tolerantly, &quot;but you ll find the 

 plover-shooting different. I know you won t 

 be sorry.&quot; 



I do not mean to be narrow or prejudiced, 

 and so I consented, though rather hesitat 

 ingly, to try one more dawn adventure. 



We packed up our guns, ammunition, extra 

 wraps, rubber boots, and alarm clock. These 



