. The travels and surprising adventures of Baron Munchausen; . 26 OKIGINAL TRAVELS OF (t\x^l)ttx l^\ T was some time before I couldobtain a commission in the armj,and for several months I was per-fectly at liberty to sport away mytime and money in the most gen-tleman-like manner. You mayeasily imagine that I spent much of both out oftown, with such gallant fellows as knew how tomake the most of an open forest country. Thevery recollection of those amusements gives mefresh spirits, and creates a warm wish for a repeti-tion of them. One morning I saw through thewindows of my bedroom, that
. The travels and surprising adventures of Baron Munchausen; . 26 OKIGINAL TRAVELS OF (t\x^l)ttx l^\ T was some time before I couldobtain a commission in the armj,and for several months I was per-fectly at liberty to sport away mytime and money in the most gen-tleman-like manner. You mayeasily imagine that I spent much of both out oftown, with such gallant fellows as knew how tomake the most of an open forest country. Thevery recollection of those amusements gives mefresh spirits, and creates a warm wish for a repeti-tion of them. One morning I saw through thewindows of my bedroom, that a large pond, not faroff, was covered with wild ducks. In an instant Itook my gun from the corner, ran down-stairs andout of the house in such a hurry, that I imprudent-ly struck my face against the door-post. Fire flew BAEON MUNCHAUSEN. 27 out of my eyes, but it did not prevent my inten-tion ; I soon came within shot, when, levelling mypiece, I observed, to my sorrow, that even the flinthad sprung from the cock, by the violence of theshock I had just received. There was no time to belost. I pres*entl
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