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know the number of the gun ; and I can 

 only assure you that a better cannot be 

 had. 



" I remain, Sir, 



" Your obedient servant, 



'c w C , 



" Lt.-Col. Regt., Baitool. 



" To Mr. John Manton, 



" Dover-street, London." 



This letter says much in support of my 

 argument, and I can safely assert that 

 the gun I had with me in Brittany was 

 equally good with the one alluded to. 

 But I had another favourite double with 

 me also, which, for general shooting, I 

 almost preferred ; and this one was made 

 by Westley Richards. 



I never knew the sportsman yet who 

 did not assert that he had the best gun 

 that ever was fired out of, and the best 

 dog that ever stood to covey. Contra- 



