The Corsican Brothers

opposite to that on which we h

brushwood a pheasant once mor

branches of the chestnut tree, the approach to wh

ng to get him," I said to Lucien; "

f I could just see him,

hat your gun will kill a

he replied; "it w

. I did not know you were loaded with bal

o see the pheasan

ien, "I confess

rlandi began to imitate the

the leaves of the chestnut-tree. The pheasant was evidently mounting br

end of a branch, and was qui

nd the pheasant r

n levelled his gun, and,

nt fell li

said Lucie

and soon returned with the bird,

"I congratulate you upon it, pa

your praise, for one barrel is rifled

t with a carbine deserv

bine, Monsieur Lucien could hit a fiv

with a pistol as

ty-five paces I can always divide six bal

t and saluted th

her an equall

life. My great fear is that he will get mixed up in some affair in Paris, and, b

the pheasant into the great

dear Orlandi, till

rrow, Monsi

ill be at the end of the street. On the opposite side Colona, with his frie

r trouble; and to you, monsieur," he added, turning t

ated, Orlandi disappearing in the brushwood

ght and left at the Orlandi and ourselves alternately. After hesitating

d had my misgivings as to how I should descend, for the descent is

, took another route home. This road, also, was advantageous in an

continued my questions to my companion, in

is made,

, they have had five men killed, while the Orlandi have lost but four. The former consented to the arrangement yesterday, and the latter to-day. The upshot of it all i

touching reconciliat

ck. You are still unfortunate

! isn't it? For four hundred years, in Corsica, they have been talking of nothing else.

not help

," he said. "And you are right, after a

d that is, to see that you are annoyed with yourself because

ou would have admired my eloquence. But come back in te

ake a first-

le opposing factions? They might nominate me the arbiter between Heaven and Hell, that I might tea

tance, so I let it drop, and as he did not attempt to resume it, we proc