Hungary . gnal passed down the longline when a drive was over. Four descending notes,clearly whistled, I heard it first faint and far awayabove me, then ever clearer as it approached. There was no more luck in store for me that roe-deer were found, but only does—whoselives had to be spared—came within range. It washard to distinguish them from bucks, and a keendisappointment, after waiting long, to discoverwhat they were. On a slope covered with wildraspberries traces of a bear were found, and red-deer were said to have also passed that way. Nearthe summits were many chamois, but that
Hungary . gnal passed down the longline when a drive was over. Four descending notes,clearly whistled, I heard it first faint and far awayabove me, then ever clearer as it approached. There was no more luck in store for me that roe-deer were found, but only does—whoselives had to be spared—came within range. It washard to distinguish them from bucks, and a keendisappointment, after waiting long, to discoverwhat they were. On a slope covered with wildraspberries traces of a bear were found, and red-deer were said to have also passed that way. Nearthe summits were many chamois, but that wasbeyond our march. When evening came, and we were still farhigher up the mountain than at luncheon-time, Iwas told that the Judge had already gone with hisbooty, and that no one else dreamed of returninghome until the following day, or perhaps the dayafter that. It was taken for granted that I wouldremain till the shooting was over. But, I said, my wife will be anxious; and I have brought AT VAZSECZ. VAZSECZ AND LUCSIVNA-FURDO 77 nothing with me, not even a toothbrush ! Thefirst objection was understood, the second onlyraised a smile. A Jew had come up all the wayfrom Vazsecz to make a bargain with the Notaryabout his hay, and was still persistently hangingabout in the hope of concluding it. He was ableto take a note back to my wife that night, and didso for a consideration. All day we had seen no dwelling-place of anykind, save far away on the plain below, and Iwondered how we should pass the night. Atlength we came to a large hut built to store hayafter the mowing until it was needed in the farmsbelow. In the centre a log-fire was burningmerrily, and round the sides the tips of pine-branches were thickly strewn. One end of it wasopen to the sky. To add to my surprise, a sprucegentleman in a black frock-coat, looking as if hehad just come from the City of London, was inpossession. He was accompanied by a Slovakpeasant with a bag of tools. They were prospect-ing, and tho
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