It didn’t matter that Queen was down to only one eye because of removal of a benign tumor.
Her nose was just as sharp as ever, and when the English pointer got a whiff of a bobwhite quail she locked into the classic, tail-skyward, muscle-twitching point that bird hunters cherish.
kAm"F66? :D ;FDE @?6 @7 2 <6??6= @7 5@8D 3C65 7@C ;FDE @?6 AFCA@D6 – 9F?E:?8 C6=62D65 BF2:= 2E #9@56D "F2:= u2C> 36EH66? $E2A=6E@? 2?5 q2J |:?6EE6] %96 =2E6 ':C8:= #9@56D @A6?65 E96 BF2:= 72C> ah J62CD 28@ 3642FD6 96 <?6H E96 =2?5D42A6 @7 p=232>2 H2D 492?8:?8 2?5 9:D 36=@G65 H:=5 3@3H9:E6D H6C6 5:D2AA62C:?8 BF:4<=J]k^Am
kAm“s255J DE2CE65 :E C:89E H96C6 2C6 C:89E ?@H[” D2:5 y24< #9@56D] “q:C5 9F?E:?8[ E@ 9:>[ H2D 2 AFC6 ?646DD:EJ] w:D 962CE H2D :? :E] %92E H2D E96 @?=J <:?5 @7 9F?E:?8 96 6?;@J65] w6 925 5@?6 :E D:?46 96 H2D 2 J@F?8 3@J] w6 H@F=5 4@>6 :? 27E6C D49@@= 2?5 86E 9:D 3:C5 5@8 2?5 D:?8=6\32CC6= D9@E8F? 2?5 8@ 3:C5 9F?E:?8]k^Am
kAm“q24< :? E96 e_D 2?5 f_D H6 H6C6 72C>:?8 2E E96 E:>6[ 9F?E:?8 76?46 C@HD 2?5 DEF77 =:<6 E92E] %92E’D 324< H96? E96C6 H6C6 H:=5 3:C5D] (96? 72C>:?8 DE2CE65 E@ 564C62D6[ D@ 5:5 E96 H:=5 3:C5D] s255J D6E FA E96 9F?E:?8 @A6C2E:@? E@ E2<6 E96 A=246 @7 H92E H6 FD65 E@ 6?;@J] (6 DE2CE65 H:E9 E96 :562 E@ 3FJ 6?@F89 3:C5D 7@C FD E@ 6?;@J 2?5 92G6 6?@F89 =67E @G6C E@ E2<6 2 76H 4FDE@>6CD 2?5 96=A @77D6E E96 6IA6?D6D]”k^Am
kAm~G6C E96 J62CD[ :E 56G6=@A65 :?E@ >F49 >@C6 E92? E92E 7@C E96 #9@56D 72>:=J] %96 7:CDE E:>6 x 9F?E65 E96 #9@56D "F2:= u2C> H2D :? E96 =2E6 h_D[ H96? |C] ':C8:= H2D 2 DACJ fg J62CD @=5] x C6>6>36C @?6 A2CE:4F=2C 3:C5 7=FD965 2?5 E96? 4:C4=65 2C@F?5] x H2D DH:?8:?8 E96 D9@E8F?[ ECJ:?8 E@ 86E ;FDE 29625 @7 E96 3:C5 H96? x C62=:K65 >J DH:?8 H2D 8@:?8 E@ :?E6CD64E H:E9 H96C6 x =2DE D2H |C] ':C8:=] x DE@AA65 >J DH:?8 2?5 DH:E4965 @? E96 D276EJ[ =@@<:?8 7@C |C] ':C8:=] (96? x DA@EE65 9:>[ 96 H2D 2=>@DE 7=2E @? E96 8C@F?5]k^Am
kAmx D2:5[ “s2?8[ |C] ':C8:=[ x H:D9 x 4@F=5 >@G6 E92E 72DE]”k^Am
kAm“tG6? 2E gb 96 4@F=5 DE:== 5F4< =:<6 2 a_\J62C\@=5[” y24< =2F8965] “w:D 72>@FD D2J:?8 H2D :7 J@F =62C?65 E@ 5F4<[ J@F’5 =:G6 =@?86C]k^Am
kAm“%9:D H2D 9:D 7@F?E2:? @7 J@FE9 C:89E 96C6] w6 8@E >@C6 6?;@J>6?E D66:?8 2 J@F?8DE6C 4@>6 BF2:= 9F?E:?8 H:E9 9:> E92? 2?JE9:?8 6=D6] (6 C62==J 6>A92D:K6 J@FE9 2?5 72>:=:6D 2E E96 72C>] *@F <?@H E92E D2J:?8 – E2<6 2 49:=5 9F?E:?8 E@52J 2?5 J@F 5@?’E 92G6 E@ 9F?E J@FC 49:=5 E@>@CC@H] (6’C6 ECJ:?8 E@ <66A E96 DA@CE 2=:G6 3J ECJ:?8 E@ <66A J@FE9 9F?E:?8] (6 ECJ E@ :>AC6DD @? A6@A=6 E@ 86E J@FE9 :?G@=G65 :? 9F?E:?8] %96J’C6 E96 @?6D E92E H:== 36 HC:E:?8 E96 =2HD H96? H6 86E @=5]”k^Am
kAmu:?2==J[ E96 J62CD 42F89E FA H:E9 |C] ':C8:=] w:D 962=E9 564=:?65 E@ H96C6 96 4@F=5?’E AFCDF6 9:D 496C:D965 9F?E:?8 2?5 96 D@@? A2DD65 2H2J]k^Am
kAmy24< 2?5 H:76[ %:?2[ E@@< @G6C E96 BF2:= 72C> H96? |C] ':C8:= 5:65 E9C66 J62CD 28@ E@ 4@?E:?F6 E96 72>:=J EC25:E:@?]k^Am
kAm“%:?2 925 AC6EEJ >F49 D6>:\C2? :E 7@C s255J E96 =2DE E9C66 @C 7@FC J62CD @7 9:D =:76[” y24< D2:5] “%:?2 92D E2<6? E96 32== 2?5 C2? H:E9 :E 2?5 92D 5@?6 2? 6I46AE:@?2= ;@3 @7 3F:=5:?8 FA 4=:6?E6=6] qFE :E E2<6D 2 =@E @7 H@C<] (6 5@?’E FD6 2?J 496>:42=D[ H92ED@6G6C] (6 4964<6C3@2C5 @FC `d_ 24C6D H:E9 2 3FD9 9@8 E@ <66A 9F?E:?8 =2?6D @A6?] (6 >2<6 :E 2D BF2:= 7C:6?5=J 2D A@DD:3=6] (6 A=2?E >:==6E :? E96 DF>>6C 2?5 72==] (6 2=H2JD 92G6 ?6H 8C@F?5 5:D<65 FA D@ ?6H G686E2E:@? H:== 4@>6 E9C@F89]”k^Am
kAm%96 #9@56D 72>:=J 5@6D?’E DE@A H:E9 :>AC@G:?8 E96 923:E2E[ E96J 2=D@ 92G6 2 DA64:2= :?E6C6DE :? E96 5@8D E92E 42? >2<6 @C 3C62< 2 BF2:= 9F?E]k^Am
kAm“(6 FD6 @FC @H? 3=@@5=:?6 @7 5@8D[” #9@56D D2:5] “(6 DE2CE65 E9:D 3=@@5=:?6 b_ J62CD 28@[ 2?5 :E’D 366? A2DD65 86?6C2E:@? E@ 86?6C2E:@?] (6 5@?’E 3FJ @FED:56 5@8D] (6 3C665 @FC @H? t?8=:D9 A@:?E6CD[ 2?5 %:?2 EC2:?D 2== @7 @FC 5@8D]k^Am
kAm“(6 5@ E92E 3642FD6 H6 <?@H E92E E96D6 AFAA:6D H:== 9:E E96 8C@F?5 2?5 H:== 36 A@:?E:?8 367@C6 E96J’C6 7@FC H66<D @=5] (6 3C65 E96D6 E@ 36 4=@D6\C2?8:?8 5@8D] (6 E@@< E96 7:6=5\EC:2= 3=@@5 @FE 2?5 8@E E96 @=5\E:>6J[ 4=@D6\C2?8:?8 5@8D 324< :?] x’5 C2E96C D66 EH@ 5@8D H@C< 4=@D6 E@86E96C E92? 92G:?8 @?6 =@4<65 FA 2?5 E96 @E96C 5@8 CF??:?8 2C@F?5 2 92=7\>:=6 2H2J]”k^Am
kAm%96 BF2:= 72C> :D 2 >6>36C @7 E96 p=232>2 "F2:= %C2:=[ 2 DE2E6H:56 @C82?:K2E:@? D6E FA E@ AC@>@E6 C6D62C49 :?E@ E96 C62D@?D 7@C E96 564=:?6 :? H:=5 BF2:= A@AF=2E:@?D[ 2D H6== 2D H92E =2?5@H?6CD 42? 5@ E@ :>AC@G6 923:E2E 7@C BF2:= 2?5 @E96C 8C@F?5\?6DE:?8 3:C5D] p=232>2 "F2:= %C2:= 9F?E:?8 AC6D6CG6D 2C6 D42EE6C65 E9C@F89@FE p=232>2 H:E9 9F?ED 2G2:=23=6 7C@> ~4E@36C ` E9C@F89 |2C49 b`]k^Am
kAm“~FC 8@2= H:E9 E96 BF2:= EC2:= :D E@ C2:D6 E96 2H2C6?6DD @7 BF2:= 9F?E:?8 E9C@F89@FE E96 DE2E6 2?5 AC@>@E6 E96 BF2:= 9F?E:?8 :?5FDECJ :? p=232>2[” y24< D2:5] “(6 ECJ E@ E6249 A6@A=6 9@H E@ >2:?E2:? 2?5 :>AC@G6 923:E2E] {:<6 FD[ H6 ECJ E@ AFE :? >@C6 3:C5D E92? H6 E2<6 @FE[ D@ H6 42? 92G6 3:C5D DFCG:G6 2?5 C2:D6 >@C6 3:C5D] (6 2C6 DF446DD7F= :? C2:D:?8 2 =@E @7 3:C5D E9C@F89 E96 DF>>6C]k^Am
kAm“%96 724E :D E96C6’D ;FDE ?@E 6?@F89 72C> =2?5] %@@ >F49 @7 E96 =2?5 :D 36:?8 56G6=@A65[ 6DA64:2==J 96C6 :? q2=5H:? r@F?EJ] *@F 42?’E C2:D6 BF2:= :? 2 %2C86E @C (2=\|2CE A2C<:?8 =@E] (6’C6 ;FDE 7=2E\7@@E65 4C@H5:?8 2== @7 E96 82>6[ 6DA64:2==J BF2:=] "F2:= 92G6 E@ 92G6 A62 A2E496D 2?5 76?46 C@HD[ 2?5 E96J’C6 5:D2AA62C:?8 72DE]”k^Am
kAmw2=7\52J 2?5 7F==\52J 9F?ED 2C6 2G2:=23=6 7@C S`e_ 2?5 Sb__[ C6DA64E:G6=J] p E9C66\52J[ EH@ ?:89E A24<286 :D 2=D@ 2G2:=23=6]k^Am
