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giving me a long shot, which told and turned him back into the 

 wood ; but as he appeared to be very strong I sent for the 

 dogs and my breakfast. It must have been nearly three 

 o'clock before they arrived; I first satisfied my hunger and 

 then took up the track. The dogs soon began to pull 

 eagerly, so I let them go, and had the satisfaction of hearing 



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them and the stag rushing through the wood. It was not 

 long before they brought him to bay in the scrub where I had 

 my first shot at him ; it was very thick, and I had difficulty in 

 getting to him. When I did so I found that another shot 

 was not required. The knife soon put him out of his misery. 

 My first shot had struck him beyond the right shoulder 

 travelling back ; the second in the hip. 



