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our day's diversion. As well as I can recollect, we had 

 subsequently two more days' boar bunting, and never a 

 blank day. 



Our two diplomatists, INIessrs. Taylor and Wynne, 

 having left us, and Captain Barry sailed from the island, 

 our party was once more reduced to four, and we heard 

 A\"ith much satisfaction from Mr. Hill that we were to 

 start in a couple of days to' the Bishop's palace which 

 he rented about twenty-five miles from Cagliari, and 

 where on former occasions he had found woodcocks 

 numerous. We started at the time appointed, attended 

 by our commissariat ; and as we were to remain ten 

 days or a fortnight at the palace, an ample stock of 

 everything for the good fare of the sportsmen was, as 

 usual, provided. We took our guns and pointers for 

 the chance of getting some shots on the road-side. I 

 certainly did not expect to fill the game bags, which 

 turned out to be the case, for although we occasionally 

 saw partridges, quails, and snipes, we had not time to 

 follow them, as we were anxious to get to our journey's 

 end. 



For a few miles round Cagliari in this direction, the 

 country is also well cultivated, vineyards and corn-fields 

 being seen in most parts. After proceeding ten or twelve 

 miles, the appearance of the country began to change, 

 and the features hilly and undulating. Many parts 

 were covered with evergreen shrubs, and here and there 

 -^^ild vines. We passed through several villages which 

 on the whole had a comfortable appearance ; the pea- 

 sants in general warmly clad, some of them wearing the 

 sheepskin. We crossed a solid stone bridge over a con- 

 sideralile stream ; but I had no opportunity of ascertain- 

 ing whether there was any good fishing in it. From all 



