for it had never occurred to him that In Algeria one could hunt anything but lions.

However these hunters looked like comfortably retired businessmen, and Tartarin, curious about this way of hunting lions with dogs and game-bags, took it on himself to address one of them.
"Et autrement, my friend, a good day ?" "Not bad" Replied the other, looking with some surprise at the heavy armament of our Tarascon warrior.
"You have killed some of them ?" "Yes...

a few...

as you can see." And the Algerian pointed to his game-bag, bulging with rabbits and woodcock.
"How is that ?...

you put them in your game-bag ?" "Where would you like me to put them ?" "But then they...