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Glenarvan
could
not
refuse
the
request
of
his
amiable
hosts
,
to
spend
the
whole
day
at
the
station
.
It
was
twelve
hours
'
delay
,
but
also
twelve
hours
'
rest
,
and
both
horses
and
bullocks
would
be
the
better
for
the
comfortable
quarters
they
would
find
there
.
This
was
accordingly
agreed
upon
,
and
the
young
squatters
sketched
out
a
programme
of
the
day
's
amusements
,
which
was
adopted
eagerly
.
At
noon
,
seven
vigorous
hunters
were
before
the
door
.
An
elegant
brake
was
intended
for
the
ladies
,
in
which
the
coachman
could
exhibit
his
skill
in
driving
four-in-hand
.
The
cavalcade
set
off
preceded
by
huntsmen
,
and
armed
with
first-rate
rifles
,
followed
by
a
pack
of
pointers
barking
joyously
as
they
bounded
through
the
bushes
.
For
four
hours
the
hunting
party
wandered
through
the
paths
and
avenues
of
the
park
,
which
was
as
large
as
a
small
German
state
.
The
Reuiss-Schleitz
,
or
Saxe-Coburg
Gotha
,
would
have
gone
inside
it
comfortably
.
Few
people
were
to
be
met
in
it
certainly
,
but
sheep
in
abundance
.
As
for
game
,
there
was
a
complete
preserve
awaiting
the
hunters
.
The
noisy
reports
of
guns
were
soon
heard
on
all
sides
.
Little
Robert
did
wonders
in
company
with
Major
McNabbs
.
The
daring
boy
,
in
spite
of
his
sister
's
injunctions
,
was
always
in
front
,
and
the
first
to
fire
.
But
John
Mangles
promised
to
watch
over
him
,
and
Mary
felt
less
uneasy
.
During
this
BATTUE
they
killed
certain
animals
peculiar
to
the
country
,
the
very
names
of
which
were
unknown
to
Paganel
;
among
others
the
"
wombat
"
and
the
"
bandicoot
.
"
The
wombat
is
an
herbivorous
animal
,
which
burrows
in
the
ground
like
a
badger
.
It
is
as
large
as
a
sheep
,
and
the
flesh
is
excellent
.
The
bandicoot
is
a
species
of
marsupial
animal
which
could
outwit
the
European
fox
,
and
give
him
lessons
in
pillaging
poultry
yards
.
It
was
a
repulsive-looking
animal
,
a
foot
and
a
half
long
,
but
,
as
Paganel
chanced
to
kill
it
,
of
course
he
thought
it
charming
.
"
An
adorable
creature
,
"
he
called
it
.
But
the
most
interesting
event
of
the
day
,
by
far
,
was
the
kangaroo
hunt
.
About
four
o'clock
,
the
dogs
roused
a
troop
of
these
curious
marsupials
.
The
little
ones
retreated
precipitately
into
the
maternal
pouch
,
and
all
the
troop
decamped
in
file
.
Nothing
could
be
more
astonishing
than
the
enormous
bounds
of
the
kangaroo
.
The
hind
legs
of
the
animal
are
twice
as
long
as
the
front
ones
,
and
unbend
like
a
spring
.
At
the
head
of
the
flying
troop
was
a
male
five
feet
high
,
a
magnificent
specimen
of
the
macropus
giganteus
,
an
"
old
man
,
"
as
the
bushmen
say
.
For
four
or
five
miles
the
chase
was
vigorously
pursued
.
The
kangaroos
showed
no
signs
of
weariness
,
and
the
dogs
,
who
had
reason
enough
to
fear
their
strong
paws
and
sharp
nails
,
did
not
care
to
approach
them
.
But
at
last
,
worn
out
with
the
race
,
the
troop
stopped
,
and
the
"
old
man
"
leaned
against
the
trunk
of
a
tree
,
ready
to
defend
himself
.
One
of
the
pointers
,
carried
away
by
excitement
,
went
up
to
him
.
Next
minute
the
unfortunate
beast
leaped
into
the
air
,
and
fell
down
again
completely
ripped
up
.
The
whole
pack
,
indeed
,
would
have
had
little
chance
with
these
powerful
marsupia
.
They
had
to
dispatch
the
fellow
with
rifles
.
Nothing
but
balls
could
bring
down
the
gigantic
animal
.
