6/12 He loves hunting for itself, and delights in its dangers. He has got beyond the age of bird-catching and squirrel shooting. His ambition is not now to be satisfied with anything less exciting than a panther, bear, or buffalo hunt. Lucien is delicately formed, with a light complexion and very fair hair. He is more like what his mother was, for she was fair-haired and _blonde_, as are many of her people--the Basques. |