Johnyxxx
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Hello,
The text I would like to ask a good soul to help me with is as follows:
"And then, abruptly, from the boar-hound over in the far corner, there came a terrible yelling howl of agony, followed instantly by a sickening, breaking noise, and an immediate silence. If you have ever, when out shooting, broken a rabbit's neck, you will know the sound — in miniature! Like lightning, the thought sprang into my brain:— ..."
The House Among The Laurels by W.H.Hodgson, 1912
I understand the text but what I can not make head or tail of is why, during a rabbit hunting trip, one should break a rabbit´s neck if one can shoot it with one´s rifle ... My grandfather used to breed rabbits so I know the way he used to kill them but he never did it by breaking the animals´ neck. I am confused! :-D
Thank you for help
The text I would like to ask a good soul to help me with is as follows:
"And then, abruptly, from the boar-hound over in the far corner, there came a terrible yelling howl of agony, followed instantly by a sickening, breaking noise, and an immediate silence. If you have ever, when out shooting, broken a rabbit's neck, you will know the sound — in miniature! Like lightning, the thought sprang into my brain:— ..."
The House Among The Laurels by W.H.Hodgson, 1912
I understand the text but what I can not make head or tail of is why, during a rabbit hunting trip, one should break a rabbit´s neck if one can shoot it with one´s rifle ... My grandfather used to breed rabbits so I know the way he used to kill them but he never did it by breaking the animals´ neck. I am confused! :-D
Thank you for help