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alighted with one or both legs broken 

 throughout the long winter night till the 

 next noon, when the keeper comes round 

 with his dog to look for "lost birds." 

 Nobody expects a shooting-man to make 

 a fuss about the hare he was a "little 

 behind " on, and when he picks up the 

 squealing animal his only idea is to put 

 her out of her pain without unnecessary 

 delay. We have a comforting theory, 

 which may be right or may be wrong, 

 that "the lower animals don't feel like we 

 do." I hope we are right, but anyhow 

 man's primeval occupation was the chase, 

 and I don't think anyone will be likely 

 to couch lance against us sportsmen if 

 we follow our sport In a sportsmanlike 

 manner — as old Bishop Sineslus said, 

 ''because it gives us endurance, prompt- 



