304 THE SPORTSMAN IN FRANCE. 



P was acquainted with one of the 



principals in Mr. Johnson's house, and 

 we were supphed with genuine claret ; 

 our best wane did not stand us in a franc 

 a bottle, and the vin ordinaire at less than 

 half that sum. 



A married couple of prudent habits 

 could live most respectably and comfort- 

 ably on a hundred a-year; a bachelor for 

 much less. 



The sportsman, in pursuing his favourite 

 pastime, will oftentimes find himself in the 

 neighbourhood of a French gentleman's 

 country seat. Let him but pay the com- 

 pliment of calling at his door and ask 

 permission to shoot ; this will invariably 

 be frankly and cordially given, and in all 

 probability such a trifling act of common 

 courtesy will lay the foundation of a 

 pleasant acquaintance, if not a lasting in- 

 timacy. I have uniformly found this to 

 be the case, and I rejoice in the oppor- 



