46 RED DEER. 



a rocky stand for a Xerxes to view the 

 sport they could not have done it more 

 effectually. 



I divide the broad heather slope opposite 

 into sections mentally, so as to be able to 

 search it thoroughly for deer. Merely to 

 glance at so wide an expanse would be useless; 

 the only way is to examine it piece by piece 

 from the summit to the valley, as if it were 

 marked in lines like a map. From a spot 

 where the heather is thin and the red stones 

 show, to a bush, is one division, between a 

 rough track and a hollow is another ; there 

 is then a slight change in the colour of the 

 surface, sufficient to form a resting-place 

 for the eye, and beyond that some mountain 

 sheep are settled. I look slowly down each 

 of these parallels, commencing at the summit 

 and letting the eye gradually descend, so that 

 the vision does not miss the least portion. 

 Every acre is thus examined, and nothing 

 could be missed. Some sheep on the ridge 

 for a moment attract attention ; either there 



