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can often be secured with comparative ease behind 

 the shelter it affords. It is well to be moderate on 

 cold days in despoiling friends of their raiment. 

 On more than one occasion, on a bleak day in early 

 April out on the fells, have I tested friendship's 

 bonds almost to the point of breaking, but the 

 grateful warmth of being once again properly clad 

 soon obliterates the feeling of discomfort, and 

 leaves in its place a sense of satisfaction at the 

 accomplishment of a charitable deed. Perhaps 

 our keenness has on occasions exceeded the bounds 

 of propriety, for I well remember a village police- 

 man being sent to take charge of two escaped 

 lunatics who were undressing in the middle of a 

 meadow. 



Nests in Deep Gloom. 



At times, nests deep down in the bottom of 

 dense foliage or under overhanging banks, are in 

 such heavy shadow that though the exposure 

 may have seemed ample, on development the plates 

 hardly give any image of the nest. The outer 

 and nearer foliage will come up strong and black, 

 but the eggs themselves may not appear at all. 

 We can get over this difficulty if it is not too 

 pronounced, by giving a very full exposure, 

 perhaps five to eight times the amount the outer 

 foliage demands. This has the effect of levelling 

 things up a bit. The nearer leaves will certainly be 



