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was out of breath, let the ascent he had to mount be 

 long as it might.* It was he who once had an affair 

 with a bear. When it was known that the animal was 

 in the mountains, a general turn-out took place and 

 the pursuit began. Old Solacher — young then however 

 — contrived to wound him, but the bear did not drop, 

 aud though he followed the red track for hours, he was 

 unable to come up with him again. He got away then, 

 but was shot four years after in the Tyrol. 



The next morning I was up betimes ; but on looking 

 out of the window and finding the mountains covered 

 with mist, I turned in again. It afterwards cleared up, 

 and Max proposed we should set off in the afternoon 

 for a hut, where we could sleep, and go out the first 

 thing in the morning. "We shall then be close at 

 hand," he observed, "and can have a splendid stalk. 

 Where I intend to go is the best place we have, and 

 after the two drives reserved for the King, it is the one I 

 like most. We must take something with us, to cook 

 our schmarren — some meal and butter, and some bread. 

 We shall be warm enough in the hay." 



" Well, when shall we start ?" 



" Why, it is dark now by five o'clock, so it will be 

 better to leave at one." And having got our things 

 together, off we set, in good spirits and buoyant with 

 expectation. 



* See Note on Poison-eating, at the end of the Volume. 



