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got rid of him by a stratagem. For the 

 fourth beat we had a \oivj[ and rouMi walk 

 along the lake, but, not long after we were 

 posted, shouts were heard, and we were 

 requested to move towards the sea, an 

 enormous solitaire havinof been seen that 

 way. He had moved off, however, and we 

 ate a somewhat depressed lunch. For the 

 last beat we had a long walk on the rocky 

 shore and then across to the lake again. In 

 this beat there were nine pig, but all broke 

 back ; and we w^ent to our floating home 

 disgusted. 



Saturday was as unpromising a day as 

 any other. E. accompanied us, and we 

 landed at the nearest point and walked off 

 to the lake again, the first beat being a 

 continuation, so to say, of the last of the 

 night before. A fine fox canie down to the 



