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attacked at some future period, we determined 

 to commence next day with the roebuck, not us 

 the French generally do, hunt and shoot them, 

 but to hunt them legitimately, and try if we 

 could pull one down with three couple of hounds. 

 Our caravan excited immense interest in the 

 village, and much disappointment to the small 

 hotel keeper, or aubergiste, who told us we 

 should find his accommodation perfect, and that 

 another English milord, who had also got leave 

 to hunt, and was waiting to join us, had taken 

 up his quarters there. We, however, declined 

 at once, and entered the little cabaret to see 

 who the English gentleman was. We found he 

 was one of our St. Servan friends, who had 

 obtained permission, and hearing we were com- 

 ing down, had started to join us. We were very 

 glad of his company ; for though Debenham said 

 he knew by the cut of his jib he was no sports- 

 man, still we were delighted that the little 

 doctor had come, and welcomed him most cor- 

 dially. He dined with us that evening, much 

 to the disgust and chagrin of the aubergiste, 

 who politely told our Breton boy we were 

 cochons Anglais, and imbeciles to stay in the 



