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We were all at Fontainebleau, whither the King was fond of going, to watch the progress of the splendid restoration of the galleries of Francis the First and Henri II., which he was having carried out. I was boar-hunting that day with Henri Greffulhe's pack.
She cares little about the result of the chase, but she likes boar-hunting better than stag-hunting, because the former furnishes her table with black puddings and boars' heads. I do not reckon the Duchesse de Berri among my grandchildren. She is separated from me, we live like strangers to each other, she does not disturb herself about me, nor I about her.
The horses are quite ready." "But, Gideon, my dear fellow, just look out at the weather; it has been snowing three days without cessation." "Oh, nonsense; we are not going out boar-hunting; put on your thick coat, buckle on your spurs, and let us prepare to start. I will order something to eat first." And he went out, first adding, "Be sure to put on your cape."
Such regrets, however, their arrival at the castle soon effaced; for in the doorway stood the old Marquess, a letter in hand, who springing forward caught his grandson by the shoulders, and cried with his great boar-hunting shout, "Cavaliere, you are heir-presumptive of Pianura!"
Fine names Gustavus Adolphus and the cabbages Gustavus Adolphus! no hero! The Parisian Sportsman Partridge-shooting despicable Wild boar-hunting Rousing the grisly monster His approach The post of honour Good nerves The death The trophy and congratulations.
Ronnie instantly saw himself in a well-fitting shooting costume, with a Tyrolese hat placed at a very careful angle on his head, but he confessed that the other details of boar-hunting were rather beyond him.
Perhaps it was her own happiness which secured her devotion to Julie's unhappy life, for under such circumstances, dissimilarity of destiny is nearly always a strong bond of union. "Is the hunting season not over yet?" asked Julie, with an indifferent glance at her husband. "The Master of the Hounds comes when and where he pleases, madame. We are going boar-hunting in the Royal Forest."
"Why do you lag so far behind?" said I, riding up to him at this juncture, "why your nose is quite white. Nay, don't blush; braver men than you have felt far from comfortable the first time they went boar-hunting. You are afraid. Come, don't deny it; but, never mind, I will not quit you for a moment."
The only absolutely necessary accomplishment for a gentleman in his day was a thorough knowledge of the chase as a fine art in all its branches, from falconry to boar-hunting, and in this respect Gilbert was at least the equal of the average young noble.
One said he had been boar-hunting; another, that the Saracinesca woods had been infested by a band of robbers, who were terrorising the country. "And what do you say, Del Ferice?" asked Corona, seeing a cunning smile upon the man's pale fat face. "It is very simple," said Ugo; "it is a very simple matter indeed.
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