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would marry her (I am far too vain to doubt her 

 consent), and get some shooting of my own, — some 

 shooting, sir, conducted on my own principles : I 

 don't care much for the Downcharge Hall style of 

 doing business. " C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est 

 pas la guerre," remarked a French general, as he 

 levelled his glass at our light squadrons charging 

 through the bloody vale of Balaklava. " C'est 

 luxurieux, mais ce n'est pas le sport," remarks the 

 writer of this grumble, as he levels his pen at the 

 sportsmen of Downcharge Hall and all who may 

 resemble them. 



