He told his brother to look down the gun, and it was loaded, and blew the top of his head off.

Isn't it a horrible story ?' 'How fearful!' cried Gudrun.

'But it is long ago ?' 'Oh yes, they were quite boys,' said Ursula.

'I think it is one of the most horrible stories I know.' 'And he of course did not know that the gun was loaded ?' 'Yes.

You see it was an old thing that had been lying in the stable for years.