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fellow, from what he said on the sub- 

 ject, whenever we discussed it, that his 

 nervous system had suffered. 



We determined to unpack a case of the 

 port wine and have a jollification, as I 

 thought it would do us both good. We 

 made a nice fire to leeward of our tent, 

 and there we sat, completely screened from 

 the cold wind, sipping our wine. It is a 

 great pity that port wine is going out of 

 fashion, for I don't know any substitute for 

 it; if a man is weak from ill health, or 

 thoroughly pulled down in strength by 

 hard work, there is not such a ' 'pick-me-up 5 ' 

 to be found as a glass now and then of 

 good old port. 



We sat far into the night chatting and 

 telling stories ; and, on the shikari coming 

 to us for orders about the next day's sport, 

 we insisted upon his sitting down and 



