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In Search of Water

           Itstrikesmethatanhour’sshootingwon’tbelosttime.Areyouready,Robert?"

           "Yes,myLord,"repliedtheboy,standingup,guninhand.

           WhyGlenarvanproposedthiswas,thatthebanksoftheGuaminiseemedtobethegeneralrendezvousofallthegameinthesurroundingplains.AsortofpartridgepeculiartothePampas,calledTINAMOUS;blackwood-hens;aspeciesofplover,calledTERU-TERU;yellowrays,andwaterfowlwithmagnificentgreenplumage,roseincoveys.Noquadrupeds,however,werevisible,butThalcavepointedtothelonggrassandthickbrushwood,andgavehisfriendstounderstandtheywerelyingthereinconcealment.

           Disdainingthefeatheredtribeswhenmoresubstantialgamewasathand,thehunters’firstshotswerefiredintotheunderwood.Instantlythererosebythehundredroebucksandguanacos,likethosethathadsweptoverthemthatterriblenightontheCordilleras,butthetimidcreaturesweresofrightenedthattheywerealloutofgunshotinatwinkling.Thehunterswereobligedtocontentthemselveswithhumblergame,thoughinanalimentarypointofviewnothingbettercouldbewished.Adozenofredpartridgesandrayswerespeedilybroughtdown,andGlenarvanalsomanagedverycleverlytokillaTAY-TETRE,orpeccary,apachydermatousanimal,thefleshofwhichisexcellenteating.

           Inlessthanhalfanhourthehuntershadallthegametheyrequired.

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