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was somewhat exceptionally favourable 

 to the attempt. 



Benin Bhreach, on Corrour forest, 

 stands alone in its sombre grandeur, a 

 wide expanse of level moorland isolating 

 the mountain from the surrounding hills. 

 Hence one may, from its double top, see 

 far on every side — from Schiehallion to 

 Ben Nevis, from the precipitous shores of 

 Loch Treig to the long, low ridges of 

 Rannoch Moor. 



On a certain glorious day in October 

 this same peculiarity, which so enhances 

 the scenic effect, stood us in good stead 

 in other ways. 



The morning had been spent in walk- 

 ing the birds, but they proved most 

 unconscionably wild, and though the tops 

 seemed alive with them, purring and 

 chuckling on every side, by lunch-time, 

 though we had slain a vast number of 

 blue hares, only a paltry two brace of 

 these graceful birds adorned the bag. 



The drive which was then tried was 

 simple in method ; the three guns lined 



