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Chalmers. A hundred and forty-five pheasants, 

 fifty- six rabbits, eleven hares, three pigeons, and a 

 woodcock. We should have got a hundred and 

 eighty pheasants if they hadn't dodged us in the 

 big wood. I can't make out where they went. 



Second Sportsman. It's a deuced difficult wood 

 to beat, that is. I thought; we should have got 

 more hares, all the same. 



Chalmers. Hares ! I think I'm precious lucky 

 to get so many nowadays. There won't be a hare 

 left in a year or two. 



(The discussion proceeds.) 



Third Sportsman. How's old Johnny Kaikes 

 shooting this year ? I never saw such a chap for 

 rocketers. They can't escape him. 



Chalmers. I asked him to-day, but he couldn't 

 come. I think for pheasants he's quite the best 

 shot in England. Nobody can beat him at that 

 game. 



Fourth Sportsman. Hasn't he got some row or 

 other on with Crackside ? 



Chalmers. Yes. That makes fourteen rows 

 Crackside has got going on all at once. He seems 

 to revel in them. His latest move was to refuse to 

 pay tithe, and when the parson levied a distress, 



