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Wealth in the Wilderness

           Thiswasaccordinglyagreedupon,andtheyoungsquatterssketchedoutaprogrammeoftheday’samusements,whichwasadoptedeagerly.

           Atnoon,sevenvigoroushunterswerebeforethedoor.Anelegantbrakewasintendedfortheladies,inwhichthecoachmancouldexhibithisskillindrivingfour-in-hand.Thecavalcadesetoffprecededbyhuntsmen,andarmedwithfirst-raterifles,followedbyapackofpointersbarkingjoyouslyastheyboundedthroughthebushes.Forfourhoursthehuntingpartywanderedthroughthepathsandavenuesofthepark,whichwasaslargeasasmallGermanstate.TheReuiss-Schleitz,orSaxe-CoburgGotha,wouldhavegoneinsideitcomfortably.Fewpeopleweretobemetinitcertainly,butsheepinabundance.Asforgame,therewasacompletepreserveawaitingthehunters.Thenoisyreportsofgunsweresoonheardonallsides.LittleRobertdidwondersincompanywithMajorMcNabbs.Thedaringboy,inspiteofhissister’sinjunctions,wasalwaysinfront,andthefirsttofire.ButJohnManglespromisedtowatchoverhim,andMaryfeltlessuneasy.

           DuringthisBATTUEtheykilledcertainanimalspeculiartothecountry,theverynamesofwhichwereunknowntoPaganel;amongothersthe"wombat"andthe"bandicoot."Thewombatisanherbivorousanimal,whichburrowsinthegroundlikeabadger.Itisaslargeasasheep,andthefleshisexcellent.

           ThebandicootisaspeciesofmarsupialanimalwhichcouldoutwittheEuropeanfox,andgivehimlessonsinpillagingpoultryyards.

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