“I fear, Mr Gethryn, the Duke Alfons Adalbert Maximilian in Baiern will have something to say about that!”
“Oh—h—h! Preserved?”
“Yes, indeed, preserved!”
“But they told me I might shoot on the Sonnewendjoch.”
“Ah! But that’s in Tyrol, just across the line. You can see it from here. Austrian game laws aren’t Bavarian game laws, sir!”
“How much of this country does your duke own?”
“Just half a dozen mountains, and half a dozen lakes, and half a hundred trout streams, with all the splendid forests belonging to them.”
“Lucky duke! And is the game preserved in the whole region? Can’t one get a shot?”
“One cannot even carry a gun without a permit.”
Rex groaned. “And the trout—I suppose they are preserved, too?”