Now, as Harding was not a sportsman, and as, on the other side, Herbert was talking chemistry and natural philosophy, numbers of kangaroos, capybaras, and agouties came within range, which, however, escaped the lad's gun; the consequence was that the day was already advanced, and the two hunters were in danger of having made a useless excursion, when Herbert, stopping, and uttering a cry of joy, exclaimed,--
Como Ciro Smith no era cazador y, por otra parte, Harbert hablaba de física y de química aquel día muchos canguros, cabiayes y agutíes pasaron a tiro y, sin embargo, se libraron del fusil del joven.