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were running him famously, when the doctor's 

 nag took another turn, and finally ran away 

 with him. 



We ran this roebuck a long time, but night 

 coming on, and as we were some distance from 

 our van, were obliged to whip off. We ex- 

 pected to find the doctor awaiting our return, 

 but there was no sign of him, or had any one 

 seen the little man. Thinking he might have 

 gone back to his inn, we sat down to dinner, 

 and had hardly finished when a peasant came to 

 say that " Monsieur's horse had returned, but 

 not Monsieur." 



We became really alarmed, and at once started 

 off into the forest, and after an hour's search, we 

 both suddenly halted. 



" Hark 1" exclaimed Debenham, " I heard a 

 shot." 



" Well, I thought I did," I replied. 



" I'm sure of it," said he. " Hang it, there's 

 another. What the deuce is up now ?" 



After a few seconds there was another. 



" Come along/' said Debenham, dashing into 

 the forest in the direction of the firing, " there's 

 mischief going on." 



