Castle of Bazoche--Maréchal de Vauban--Relics of the old Marshal--Memorials of Philipsburg--Hôtel de Bazarne--Madame de Pompadour's maître d'hôtel--Proof of the _curés'_ grief--Farm of St. Hibaut--Youthful recollections--Monsieur de Cheribalde--Navarre the Four-Pounder--His culverin 43 CHAPTER VI. Bird's-eye view of the forests--The student's visit to his uncle in the country--Sallies forth in the early morning--Meets a cuckoo--Follows him--The cuckoo too much for him--Gives up the pursuit--Finds he has lost his way--Agreeable vespers--Night in the forest--Wolves--Up a beech tree--A friend in need--The student bids adieu to Le Morvan 55 CHAPTER VII. Charms of a forest life to the sportsman--The Poachers--Le Père Séguin--His knowledge of the woods and of the rivers--The first buck--A bad shot 65 CHAPTER VIII. Le Père Séguin's collation--The young sportsman and the hare--The quarrel--The apology--The reconciliation--The cemetery--Bait for barbel--Le Père Séguin's deceased friends--The return home 75 CHAPTER IX. Passage of the woodcock in November--Laziness of that bird--Night travelling--Mode of snaring them at night--Numbers taken in this way--This sport adapted rather for the poacher--The _braconnier_ of Le Morvan--His mode of life--The poacher's dog--The double poacher 88 CHAPTER X. The woodcock--Its habits in the forests of Le Morvan--Aversion of dogs to this bird--Timidity of the woodcock--Its cunning--Shooting in November--The Woodcock mates--The Woodcock fly 100 CHAPTER XI. Fine names--Gustavus Adolphus and the cabbages--Gustavus Adolphus no hero!--The Parisian Sportsman--Partridge shooting despicable--Wild boar-hunting--Rousing the grisly monster--His approach--The post of honour--Good nerves--The death--The trophy and congratulations 117 CHAPTER XII. The _Mares_--Manner in which they are formed in the depths of the forest--_Mare_ No. 1.--Description of it--The appearance of the spot--Mode of constructing the hunting-lodge--Approach of the birds--Animals that frequent the _Mares_ in the evening 141 CHAPTER XIII. Appearance of the _Mare_ in the morning--Forest etiquette--Mode of obtaining possession of the best _Mare_--Every subterfuge fair--The jocose sportsman--The quarrel--Reveries in the hut--Comparison between meeting a lady and watching for a wolf 157 CHAPTER XIV. _Mare_ No. 2.--Description of it--Not sought after by the sportsman--The sick banker--The doctor's prescription--The patient's disgust at it--Is at length obliged to yield--Leaves Paris for Le Morvan--Consequences to the inmates of the château--The banker convalescent 170 CHAPTER XV.