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A pleasant Day with an unpleasant Termination

           HewasonthepointofcongratulatingMr.Wardleonhisinvariablesuccess,whenthatgentlemanadvancedtowardshim,andgraspedhimwarmlybythehand.

           ‘Tupman,’saidtheoldgentleman,‘yousingledoutthatparticularbird?’

           ‘No,’saidMr.Tupman—‘no.’

           ‘Youdid,’saidWardle.‘IsawyoudoitIobservedyoupickhimoutInoticedyou,asyouraisedyourpiecetotakeaim;andIwillsaythis,thatthebestshotinexistencecouldnothavedoneitmorebeautifully.YouareanolderhandatthisthanIthoughtyou,Tupman;youhavebeenoutbefore.’ItwasinvainforMr.Tupmantoprotest,withasmileofself-denial,thatheneverhad.Theverysmilewastakenasevidencetothecontrary;andfromthattimeforthhisreputationwasestablished.Itisnottheonlyreputationthathasbeenacquiredaseasily,noraresuchfortunatecircumstancesconfinedtopartridge-shooting.

           Meanwhile,Mr.Winkleflashed,andblazed,andsmokedaway,withoutproducinganymaterialresultsworthyofbeingnoteddown;sometimesexpendinghischargeinmid-air,andatotherssendingitskimmingalongsonearthesurfaceofthegroundastoplacethelivesofthetwodogsonaratheruncertainandprecarioustenure.Asadisplayoffancy-shooting,itwasextremelyvariedandcurious;asanexhibitionoffiringwithanypreciseobject,itwas,uponthewhole,perhapsafailure.Itisanestablishedaxiom,that‘everybullethasitsbillet.

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