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Chapter 3

           

           “Thebulletstrucksolowdownthatprobablyhisantagonistwouldneverhaveaimedatthatpartofhimpeopleneverdo;hewouldhaveaimedathischestorhead;sothatprobablythebullethithimaccidentally.Ihavebeentoldthisbycompetentauthorities.”

           “Well,asoldieroncetoldmethattheywerealwaysorderedtoaimatthemiddleofthebody.Soyouseetheydon’taimatthechestorhead;theyaimloweronpurpose.Iaskedsomeofficeraboutthisafterwards,andhesaiditwasperfectlytrue.”

           “Thatisprobablywhentheyfirefromalongdistance.”

           “Canyoushootatall?”

           “No,Ihavenevershotinmylife.”

           “Can’tyouevenloadapistol?”

           “No!Thatis,Iunderstandhowit’sdone,ofcourse,butIhaveneverdoneit.”

           “Then,youdon’tknowhow,foritisamatterthatneedspractice.Nowlistenandlearn;inthefirstplacebuygoodpowder,notdamp(theysayitmustn’tbeatalldamp,butverydry),somefinekinditisyoumustaskforpistolpowder,notthestufftheyloadcannonswith.Theysayonemakesthebulletsoneself,somehoworother.Haveyougotapistol?”

           “NoandIdon’twantone,”saidtheprince,laughing.

           “Oh,whatnonsense!Youmustbuyone.FrenchorEnglisharethebest,theysay.Thentakealittlepowder,aboutathimbleful,orperhapstwo,andpouritintothebarrel.Betterputplenty.

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