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Moreover, my manoeuvring so directly intervened 

 between my friend and the deer that, for fear of pep- 

 pering me, he dared not fire. To turn round and look 

 at one another, first sulkily, but afterwards to burst 

 into a roar of laughter at the absurdity of the whole 

 thing, was the result, each agreeing that the buck had 

 well earned his safety, and that two such awkward 

 devils had no right to a feast of venison resulting from 

 that hunt, and, therefore, we had better acknowledge 

 that we were beaten handsomely, and that by a buck 

 on three legs. 



