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and George declared that it was useless going 

 after deer as one's footsteps on tlie dead leaves 

 whicli now lay six inches deep on the ground 

 all over the hard-wood forests, would be sure 

 to attract their attention and drive them off 

 long before it would be possible to see and 

 get a shot at one. As it seemed probable that 

 this weather might last for several days, and 

 I w^as anxious to get to Newfoundland before 

 the end of the month, I resolved to bring my 

 first hunt in the forests of Canada to an end 

 and get back to Montreal as quickly as possible. 



