The Boar Hunt - Memorising Quotes Flashcards
The men are delighted…
The men are delighted to have such easy targets, and slaughter the animals indiscriminately for hours
Imposing…
Imposing range of mountains in the interior
Our shots were…
Our shots were now sporadic, well aimed, carefully husbanded
We entertained ourselves…
We entertained ourselves killing birds that flew into the sunlight in during the siesta hour
From time to time…
From time to time, the boars pressed against the tree, pushing it and making it creak, eager to smash it quickly
We welcomed…
We welcomed them with howls of joy and well aimed shots
We laughed…
We laughed at their snorts, quietly aimed at those who were near, and bang! a dead boar
Organised…
Marching…
Organised like an army
Marching in compressed ranks
They were preparing…
They were preparing to take revenge on us for the ruthless nature of man, the unpunished destroyer of animals since the beginning of time
An instinct…
An instinct made us take refuge in our hammocks
Surrounded…
Surrounded by the unknown
A slight feeling…
A slight feeling of terror made us laugh, cough and talk
At 4:00 pm…
At 4:00 om we noticed an alarming shortage of our ammunition
Unexplored…
Unexplored underbrush into which we could only enter by going down the river in a canoe
Anxiety…
Anxiety also overtook us
