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not disappointed that none came down. I 

 watched them, however, for a little, when 

 one was noticed to lag behind, and to sheer 

 from the others, but was able to join them 

 when they settled. This fellow we found 

 afterwards in that very spot, dead. 



Let us return to the scene of the first shot, 

 to see what Eeady has been about. He has 

 the four that were in the chase captured, 

 and in a pile behind the knoll. Oh, what 

 beauties ! what beauties ! what beauties ! 

 All very large ones, and so clean and pretty. 

 Where is that tired feeling now? Echo 

 answers, "Where?" Not there, not it 

 must have evaporated. At the first shot 

 Harry had stopped the horse, and came to 

 my assistance, so that we soon had the birds 

 in the waggon, and ready for more. The 

 flock we fired at, and the one that crossed 

 the road, were the only ones that arrived up 

 to the time of the shooting ; but soon there 

 were three more arrivals, making three or 

 four hundred geese altogether. Apart from 

 the knoll, which made such an excellent 

 blind, the rest of the field was comparatively 

 level, so that approaching them near enough 



