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or three guardians from the Corfu Health-office, 

 and about half a dozen followers in the shape of 

 sailors or servants, carrying spare ammunition, 

 game bags, luncheon, an extra gun or two loaded 

 with ball, &;c. &;c. Some one who knew the 

 country well was always chosen leader, and 

 placed in the centre ; and all were bound to obey 

 his orders, and, in military language, to "dress" 

 by him. Scarcely does the boat touch the strand, 

 when out jump twenty-five or thirty dogs, half 

 wild with the anticipation of the sport that awaits 

 them. Guns are loaded as speedily as pos- 

 sible in the din of dogs giving tongue for joy ; of 

 the whistling of some hapless Nimrod, whose 

 wild and unbroke spaniels are already ranging, 

 hundreds of yards distant from him, in utter 

 contempt of his endeavours to bring them to 

 " heel ;" and of some of the more steady sports- 

 men reproaching the unfortunate owner for bring- 

 ing such curs into the field to spoil the sport. 

 Arrangements being quickly made for a Turkish 

 soldier to accompany us, few minutes have elapsed, 

 before, "Mark ! mark 1 mark !" ^^Bang ! bang ! 

 bang!" is heard. The excitement increases, wild 

 and jealous shots, with long legs, are in vain 

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