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A SHOOTING TRIP TO KAMCHATKA 



we were made to go on to this uncomfortable boat, the 

 admiral having put pressure on the captain to convey 

 us as far up as he could. But here we found ourselves 

 piled up, like livestock, in heaps, and the single ladies' 



IIOMEWARD POUND 

 (the author and general liOI.DYREFF). 



cabin was instantly occupied without ceremony by the 

 admiral! It was with no slight difficulty that the 

 gentleman was persuaded to clear out in favour of the 

 weaker sex. In this manner we finally turned the 

 "main corner" of our journey, and reached Stretensk 

 at 9.30 p.m. on September the 5th. Our train — the 



