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water close to the edge and on the ice nearby, 
ourselves in the boat twenty yards back into 
the ice-field and to leeward of the decoys. 
Throw the sail over us and over the boat. Grip 
a corner of our covering in your left hand and 
carry it across you, then your gun in the right 
hand, lean back in the stern of the boat with 
just your eye uncovered, keeping a sharp look- 
out always, and the ‘‘old iron’’ where it can be 
thrown quickly into action. Such an arrange- 
ment makes a blind hardly to be suspected by 
the wisest campaigner and the ducks will often 
come in quite near. A gunner so placed will at 
times get good shooting when a competitor on 
shore cannot get a shot. Try it some time when 
you see them passing every point and ledze out 
of gun-shot. Another point; make sure your 
decoys are good ones. Our friend is very dis- 
criminating in his tastes and prefers to be 
fooled artistically. 
Got enough, have you? Well, after‘the sun 
is up the flight flags. The main body is on some 
inshore feeding ground, and unless some mis- 
guided mortal will try to ‘‘scull’’ them we may 
as well quit. I am nearly frozen! How are 
you? And we are both ready to pull the boat 
