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to shoot this number of animals. But it was 

 not quantity but quality I wanted, and I had 

 actually only fired three shots — all very easy 

 ones — and killed one good stag for his head and 

 a doe and a young stag for meat. 



On November 9th I got back to Terra 

 Nova station, and, taking the next train to 

 Port-aux-Basques, crossed at once to the 

 mainland and returned to England via New 

 York. 



Before quitting my companions I made 

 arrangements for another hunt in the early 

 autumn of the following year. Stroud was 

 unable to undertake to go with me, as he was 

 already engaged for the next fishing season and 

 the early hunting in September. 



Old Saunders, however, a quiet tireless hard- 

 working man, always willing and cheerful, 

 and to whom I had taken a great liking, 

 agreed to accompany me and to find another 

 good man. 



Our plan was to get to St. John's Lake by 

 canoe in September and to hunt the country 

 beyond in the hope of finding some of the big 



