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large quantities of birds on a practically unlimited 
extent of ground. 
I have purposely dwelt on this point, because I 
have been accused of being an absolute partisan of 
exclusive driving, and of a consequent contempt for 
this class of shooting. I must claim a more catholic 
disposition, and a genuine sympathy, founded on 
experience, with the beautiful art of making a bag of 
partridges, practised by those who have a genuine 
love of sport, but have not the advantages of the great 
landowner or millionaire. This consists so far as one 
can sum it up, and granted that you as well as those 
with you are both active and keen, in so managing 
your birds that you push them in the first instance 
in the required direction and deal with them in detail 
afterwards. To do this you must neglect no cover, 
open ground, or hedgerow ; you must vary your pace 
and positions, circumvent, lie in wait for, or drive 
rapidly on to your birds as circumstances arise, and 
above all there must be complete harmony and ab- 
sence of jealousy between you, your colleagues in sport, 
and your assistants. While you are young, and your 
game-book as yet contains many blank pages, you will 
assuredly keep a score of your kills, whether I or anyone 
else dissuade you or not. But be honest to yourself 
in this, and remember that the only value your score 
