CHAPTEK ^XVIII. 



A SPORTING TRIP TO FRANCE CONTINUED. 



E shot and hunted in and about the 

 Foret de la Hardouhnay for some 

 time. Notwithstanding that the 

 winter had set in with unusual 

 severity, \ve were as happy and comfortable as 

 possible in our van. We were now well in 

 December, and boar, wolf, and roebuck hunting 

 was the order of the day. About this time a 

 capital fellow joined us, an Irishman, whom we 

 will call Langton ; he was a fine sportsman, a 

 splendid rider, and a famous companion. One 

 night, as we were sitting round our little fire 

 after a capital day with the roebuck, he turned 

 round and said 



" Millard, let us know about that famous old 



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