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We shoot in the morning, and till three in 

 the afternoon, then skin from three to ten p.m. 

 I could feed two dozen eagles on the carcases of 

 our birds. This is a ripping hotel : you can do 

 whatever you like. There is a smoking room, 

 where we go to clean our guns, and everything 

 as in a country house. Young Mr. Blake told 

 us any amount of boycotting experiences last 

 night ; how he and his mother were several 

 times shot at, and a policeman killed. We had 

 to get special licenses for carrying fire-arms in 

 this parish. Mr. Blake had lunch the other day 

 at the house of a man, and with two men, who 

 had shot at him and his mother eight years 

 ago. 



Waiting for Curlew 



