THE FATE OF "THE DEMON RABBIT" 



good as ever. Surely if I can hit such little targets 

 as sparrows I should not miss rabbits if they are 

 of mortal breed. Altogether it is a great mystery, 

 and, in a more superstitious age, the incident would 

 have given rise to a myth, but in this sceptical age 

 I suppose most people will explain the matter by 

 insinuating that we are a family of poor shots. Yet 

 the boy and I can both pick off sparrows just as 

 easy as easy. 



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