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was a participator, a cart-load was not too 

 many; but when he heard of others having 

 equally good luck, then it was slaughter ? 

 You have met such people, I presume. Don't 

 you be one of them. 



Now, after this digression let us go back to 

 the pits before the wavies get along, as they 

 are very restive in the lakes now, and we may 

 expect to see them soon. Harry hailed me, 

 " Had we not, while the horizon is clear, 

 better gather up some of the birds, and put 

 them in the pits ? " As it seemed wisdom to 

 do so, we were soon stowing them out of 

 sight, at the same time keeping our eyes in 

 the distance, so as not to be taken by surprise, 

 if there were others to come. We left one 

 goose with our wounded tollers, and got back 

 into the pits. All this while not a sign of a 

 goose was seen, and we had about concluded 

 to go home when Harry called out, " There 

 they come, a big flock of wavies, a little to 

 the west of the course of the greys, but they 

 are making in this direction, and we may get 

 a shot." Now, a wavy goose is not nearly so 

 keen in sight nor so shy as his neighbour 

 the grey, consequently he oftener gets into 



