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the van parted off. We had our kitchen at the 

 back, with a French charcoal fourneau, and a 

 sliding panel to pass the dishes through. The 

 other part was our sitting, dining, gun and 

 sleeping room. We had a little stove in this ; 

 the beds were so arranged that they could be 

 used as sofas, and there we lay of an evening 

 smoking our pipes, talking over our day's sport, 

 and what we should do on the morrow. The 

 dogs were in a nice tray full of straw, suspended 

 underneath the trap, like those you see in the 

 large French roulages, about a foot from the 

 ground. We had one large enough for eight 

 or ten dogs, should occasion require. 



All round the van, enclosing the wheels as 

 well, a strong tarpaulin was buttoned and 

 pegged to the ground, so that the dogs lay as 

 warm as possible. From each side the whole 

 length of the van a waterproof tarpaulin un- 

 rolled from the top of the vehicle, and pegged 

 to the ground. The ends were closed in, and it 

 was most snug. One side we used for our stable, 

 and the other for any extra cooking and to feed 

 our doafs in. All this would roll up under a 



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wooden ledge, and could not be seen when we 



