Chapter 64

Major Bagstock was the first victim; Dirck chased, cornered, and seized the indignant gander, tucked him under one arm, caught Miss Tox, his spouse, and started for the boat, the Major protesting with a vehemence which would have won encomiums had he been staked out off the blind. Lanier managed to corner two belligerent geese and grab them, and the buffeting he got from their wings fairly staggered him. “Let me show you!—” said Maddaleen, laughing, as the furious impact of the pinions nearly knocked Lanier flat in…