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name for that purpose.) He said lie 

 should smile to see me prosecute him. 



&quot; You can t do it : there ain t no 

 notice up about trespassing.&quot; This view 

 of the common law impressed me ; and 

 I said, 



&quot; But these are private grounds.&quot; 



&quot; Private h ! &quot; was all his response. 



You can t argue much with a man 

 who has a gun in his hands, when you 

 have none. Besides, it might be a 

 needle-gun, for aught I knew. I gave 

 it up, and we separated. 



There is this disadvantage about hav 

 ing a game-preserve attached to your 

 garden : it makes life too lively. 



