THE 



SPORTvSMAN IN FRANCE. 



CHAPTER I. 



Preparations for a grande chasse — Breakfast at the 

 Chateau — Excellent sport — Melancholy acci- 

 dent to one of the attendants — Two dogs 

 killed — Dinner at the Chateau — Dejeuner a la 

 fourchette en ville — Mr. Boulter's pupil — Pot- 

 luck, and la fortune du pot. 



We were now, one and all, French and 

 English, looking forward with no little 

 anxiety to the day when we should attack 

 the boars in right earnest ; and as soon as 

 Belcher recovered from the effects of his 

 recent onslaught, we began to make our 

 preparations. 



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