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Having glanced at the cordon he stopped. 'Hy, Lyam! he called to the dog in such a ringing bass that it awoke an echo far away in the wood; and throwing over his shoulder his big gun, of the kind the Cossacks call a 'flint', he raised his cap.
'Is that the way you go hunting? said the old man. 'Others are having their breakfast and you are asleep! Lyam! Here! he called to his dog. 'Is your gun ready? he shouted, as loud as if a whole crowd were in the hut. 'Well, it's true I'm guilty, but it can't be helped! The powder, Vanyusha, and the wads! said Olenin. 'A fine! shouted the old man.
'Now we'll follow the dog, get a pheasant to settle on a tree, and then you may fire. 'Would you have made up to Maryanka? 'Attend to the dogs. I'll tell you tonight, said the old man, pointing to his favourite dog, Lyam. After a pause they continued talking, while they went about a hundred paces. Then the old man stopped again and pointed to a twig that lay across the path.
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