248 A Sportsman at Large 



fell to my one barrel, within a few yards of where their fellow- 

 victims had given up the ghost on the previous occasion. 



Truly coincidence has a very long arm ! 



Did I hear you say : " Yes, and shooters draw a very long 

 bow ? " But what I am telling you is gospel. What is 

 more, it forms a decidedly striking parallel with the story of the 

 two salmon caught at the same spot in the Furnace Lake at 

 Burrishoole, as narrated in a former chapter. 



