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and out of it call serenely ; to say nothing of having 

 just made a successful right and left shot." 



"And might not you, too, have been in the 

 enviable position of near neighbour to a sleeping- 

 tiger, and have seen the samber foolishly rush on 

 death, if you hadn't been so lazy ? ' Labor omnia 

 vincit/ Bear that in mind. If you won't exert 

 that great carcase of yours, what can you expect ? 

 Tigers and samber are not in the habit of coming to 

 be shot without being sought for. You must work 

 for sport. 'Ex nihilo nihil fit/ Really I feel 

 quite classical to-day ! " 



" I tell you what it is, Norman," said Mackenzie. 

 " If you are going to make yourself disagreeable by 

 quoting a few scraps of your school Latin, I'll talk 

 Gaelic, I swear I will." 



"You needn't be alarmed, old fellow. I assure 

 you I have astonished myself at my twin delivery. 

 I don't often attempt such a thing, you will bear 

 witness. For even if dear old Rugby's early classical 

 training had not become somewhat obliterated, I 

 know it would all be lost on you." 



" Well, don't make any endeavour to lose it. It 

 is so valuable, you had better keep it to yourself. 

 I have half a mind to treat you to a Gaelic song as 

 it is." 



" Now the gods forbid ! " earnestly responded 



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