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"Steady," and backed round for a better position. 

 While doing so I struck my boot against a little pine 

 staddle, and just then up went an old partridge. I 

 dropped her near the dog, and he, turning his head, 

 and seeing the partridge lying on the ground flapping 

 a wing, left his point, and went and brought her in. 

 I reloaded as quickly as possible, and at the same 

 time sent the dog back to his point. This he took 

 handsomely, and at the word "Go," put the wood- 

 cock up ; I dropped her also. * I then sent the dog for 

 the dead cock. On his way he came to another 

 point, and, at the word, flushed another cock, which 

 was likewise killed ; the dog then brought in both 

 birds, and gave them to hand. 



Meeting my friend at the lower end of the covert, 

 I told him I had started two woodcock and one par- 

 tridge, and asked him if he had seen anything of 

 them ; looking at my bag with a cunning smile, ho 

 replied that he had not seen them, but he could guess 

 where they were. 



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