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dent, which, indeed, I would never have men- 

 tioned save in the hope that it might be a lesson 

 to all would-be sportsmen to endeavour to 

 speak glibly of such things as ibices, buffali, 

 and even of pumse, mongeese, and walri, with 

 that total lack of self -consciousness which can 

 only be the result of earnest study and constant 

 practice. 



