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THE BOYS' EXCURSION
As Francis grew older his adventurous spirit showed itself in his desire to accompany his brothers everywhere, while Ernest was only too glad to stay at home with his mother and me. One day Fritz, Jack, and Francis had thus gone off together, and toward evening, when we began to grow anxious about their return, Jack appeared in the distance. He arrived at a great pace on his ostrich, having left his brothers far behind. He brought nothing with him, pretending that his courser would receive no other burden than himself. Fritz and Francis followed him, and each carried before him a sack full of game, the products of the chase, in which they had been extremely fortunate ; they had brought back with them four strange beasts whom they had christened 'beasts with a bill,' one monkey, a kangaroo, and two
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