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whistle a second time, and heard the same 
cry. I went to the place from whence the 
sound came, and at last found my poor Buz- 
zard with his wing broken, who had travel- 
led more than half a league on foot to regain 
his asylum, from which he was then distant 
about a hundred and twenty paces. Though 
he was extremely reduced, he gave me many 
caresses. It was six weeks before he was 
recruited and his wounds were healed ; after 
which he began to fly as before, and follow 
his old habits for about a year ; he then dis- 
appeared for ever. I am convinced that he 
was killed by accident, and that he would 
%iot have forsaken me from choice." 
