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disguised partiality to his own system of 

 sporting, and to his favourite maker. 



To our astonishment, Monsieur Hubert 

 asserted that Monsieur T. G , a Mon- 

 sieur de N , and himself, would pro- 

 duce three guns, made inParis,that should 

 prove equal, if not superior, to our London 

 particulars ; and he taxed us, moreover, 

 with indulging in an illiberal prejudice 

 by maintaining our opinions regarding 

 the superiority of the English manufac- 

 ture. 



To bring the matter to issue, a wager 

 of three hundred francs was proposed, and 

 which was to be decided on the following 

 morning. Monsieur Hubert, Monsieur 



G , and Monsieur de N , were to 



meet Captain P , Mr. W , and 



myself, in the Bois de Boulogne at ten 

 o'clock, for the purpose of deciding upon 

 the merits of the several guns. I must 

 confess I was nervously anxious as to the 



