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but the Abbé stopped me in time by putting his
hand on my knee.
“You are a brute, Maurice,” said the Countess,
“to kill a skylark.”
“And why shouldn’t I shoot a skylark?
There are plenty of them and they are besides an
excellent target for practising, I know of none
better unless it be a swallow. You know, my
dear Juliette, I am the crack shot of my regiment
and unless I keep on practising I shall soon get
rusty. Luckily there are any amount of swallows
round our barracks, hundreds and hundreds are
nesting under the eaves of the stables, they are
busy feeding their young just now and darting
to and fro the whole time just before my window.
It is great fun, I have a go at them every morning
without even leaving my room. Yesterday I
made a bet of a thousand francs with Gaston
that I would drop six out of ten and, would you
believe it, I dropped eight! I know nothing
better for daily practice than swallows. I always
say it ought to be made compulsory in all Écoles
de Tir.” He stopped a moment carefully
counting the drops he was pouring in his wine-glass
from a little bottle of medicine.
“Now, Juliette dear, don’t be silly, come along
with me to Paris to-morrow, you need a little
spree after having been here all alone for weeks
in this out-of-the-way place. It will be a
splendid sight, the finest tournament there has
ever been, all the best shots of France will be
there, and as sure as my name is Maurice, you
will see the gold medal offered by the President
of the Republic handed over to your cousin.
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