pocket-rifle

Updated: May 17, 2025

Hawkley had, in fact, ruined the sanctuary, and taken or slain pretty well every other bird worth having in the place, so that five years would not make good the harm he had done. Moreover, it was shown in the evidence that Hawkley had been able to accomplish his work by aid of a folding pocket-rifle with a silencer on, and his cat especially the cat, whose name was Pharaoh.

F. St. Mars - The Way of the Wild