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".The sun had hardly risen when we left the house. We were looking for quail, each with a shotgun, but we had only one dog. Morgan said that our best ground was beyond a certain ridge that he pointed out, and we crossed it by a trail through the "chaparral". On the other side was comparatively level ground, thickly covered with wild oats. As we emerged from the "chaparral", Morgan was but a few yards in advance. Suddenly, we heard, at a little distance to our right, and partly in front, a noise as of some animal thrashing about in the bushes, which we could see were violently agitated.
"We've started a deer,' said. 'I wish we had brought a rifle.'