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iiihahitjints of the v;ilk'\- luid asseml)le(l outsiJr. They were 

 no (l(»iil)L anxious lor our own .sakcs thai we should remain, 

 hut they were chiefly concerned f<»r the ethcacy of the 

 blather's remedies, to wliidi I lliiid< t li»'\' ;itt;i<-lie(l some- 

 lliini;' more tli;in mort;d <|U;ilitics. TlieycouM not come to 

 Lord's or to Kpsom : why shouM they not assendde to 

 watch this contest between the priest ;ind the (h'.vil? 

 There was something like a cheer raised, when, at O.oO, 1 

 announced that the priest \ii\A exorcised tlic dovU. 



The next occasion when 1 consulted m\' reverend 

 fi-iend was a more serious one. hut tliat is a long story. IMy 

 brother and I were camped at the lower end of the Spcil 

 Ravine, and went as usual in different directions, though 

 on the same side of tin; v;ille\'. ^'oung Spinas and I h;id ;i 

 lono- walk over the hill without seeino; anythinu', and rather 

 kite in the day spied a splendid buck close to the top of the 

 Pi/ I)ia\el, the highest peak hereabouts — too far away if it 

 luid been an ordinary chamois, but this beast was worth an 

 exct-'ption;d efl'ort. To cut a long story short, nfter a ti'c- 

 mendous climb we lost him. then rel'ountl him. hui came 

 upon him suddenly in a position where he must inevitably 

 smell us in a few seconds ; ran as hard as we could to get 

 the shot before this haiipeiied (lor a chamois when he gets 

 the wind goes off lull ])elt. without raising his head or 

 looking back as a stag will do), and consetjuentl}', being- 

 blown. T all but missed him, but not (piite. Ihirdcuied 

 with his body, we made slow progress home, and it was 

 nearly dark when we reached the edge of the clilf which 

 oNcrlooks the valley, and came in sight of the camp. At 

 sight of it Johann raisei] ;i view li'>lln;i. and, to my surprise, 

 it was replied to b\' a hiint and distant response to our 



