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the view alone will repay us for our climb. 

 Then there are the hairbreadth escapes from 

 dangers caused in a hundred ways, but, 

 above all, by fog ; the disappointments, and 

 even the misses which give variety to the 

 sport. One last thing, the author of SJiort 

 Stalks says he never recollects having a 

 totally blank day's chamois shooting, i.e. 

 without his seeing game, and my limited 

 experience confirms his extensive one. We 

 both shot, be it remembered, on unpreserved 

 ground. 



