3/27 "Haven't you been able to take any exercise at all yet ?" "O, yes; I've been out all day. I've had almost too much exercise, and that is what puts me here on the sofa." "We've had some excitement, too," added Bert. We went up the bayou to see if the ducks had begun to come in any yet, and we found a bear on Bruin's Island." "Did you shoot him ?" "No. He gave us notice to clear out and we were only too glad to do so. Such growls _I_ never heard before." "One's nerves do shake a little under such circumstances, that is, if he is not accustomed to shooting large game," said Lester, loftily. |