•238 GERMAN SPORTSMEN 



us. Even nowadays, an Englishman has 

 only to live in a country neighbourhood in 

 Germany for a few weeks to get as much 

 shooting as he wants. Not only will he be 

 readily asked everywhere by all classes of 

 sportsmen ; but a place of honour in the 

 beats, on a favourite game pass, will be 

 assigned to him, and all will express regret 

 if he does not get a shot. If he does, he is, 

 of course, expected to hold straight. The 

 conditions of English country life are differ- 

 ent, but certainly a German might live long 

 in an English country town before anyone 

 would offer him a day's shooting, unless he 

 had introductions. It is true he would be 

 free and welcome to hunt with the local 

 hounds now and a^ain, after which the 

 secretary would probably be down upon him 

 for a subscription." 



