. Bird-hunting through wild Europe . ived about an hour later, and we were soonon the most friendly footing, and satisfying to thebest of our abilities their questions about the outsideworld. In their eyes—for I think not one of themhad ever been ten miles from the spot—we werewonderful travellers ; our friend Fernando Floresdeclaring that we must have spent our whole livescorriendo por todo el mundo, running over the whole world. And as M had visited India, China, Japan, Vancouver, the States, &c, and I hadseen South America, Newfoundland, the WestIndies, the Mediterranean, and several Europe
. Bird-hunting through wild Europe . ived about an hour later, and we were soonon the most friendly footing, and satisfying to thebest of our abilities their questions about the outsideworld. In their eyes—for I think not one of themhad ever been ten miles from the spot—we werewonderful travellers ; our friend Fernando Floresdeclaring that we must have spent our whole livescorriendo por todo el mundo, running over the whole world. And as M had visited India, China, Japan, Vancouver, the States, &c, and I hadseen South America, Newfoundland, the WestIndies, the Mediterranean, and several Europeancountries, our collective travels certainly did covera good part of the worlds surface. As we had brought provisions for the day we hadno need to share their midday meal, to which wewere invited : a central dish of stew, from which thefamily at the circular table helped themselves withwooden spoons, the meal being washed down bydeep draughts of water from the porous, chatty-likejars kept in the coolest corner. Delightfully. FILLING THEIR CANTAROS [To face page 19 THROUGH WILD EUROPE 19 cool and refreshing this water was, though I muchfear that it came from the sewage-tainted streamwhich flowed past their door, for before leaving Iphotographed the two pretty daughters filling theircantaros from its polluted depths. I must say that the sight gave me sundry mis-givings, for I had refreshed myself more than oncewhile waiting; however, no ill results followed, andperhaps after all the drinking-water had come fromsome purer source, for in Spain they well knowand appreciate the value of good and purewater. We had not forgotten the Vultures, but from timeto time kept a look-out from the doorway. Westarted with fair hopes of success, for while settingthe bait out and arranging the camera we hadnoticed a soaring Griffon which had evidently espiedthe bait. Sure enough before long, four, and pre-sently ten, of these great scavengers of Nature werewheeling over the spot. But for some
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