Quotation from: The Valley of the Moon

Written by: Jack London


Heavy winter rains held them prisoners for two weeks in the
Marble House. Saxon browsed among Hafler's books, though most of
them were depressingly beyond her, while Billy hunted with
Hafler's guns. But he was a poor shot and a worse hunter. His
only success was with rabbits, which he managed to kill on
occasions when they stood still. With the rifle he got nothing,
although he fired at half a dozen different deer, and, once, at a
huge cat-creature with a long tail which he was certain was a
mountain lion. Despite the way he grumbled at himself, Saxon
could see the keen joy he was taking. This belated arousal of
the hunting instinct seemed to make almost another man of him. He
was out early and late, compassing prodigious climbs and
tramps--once reaching as far as the gold mines Tom had spoken of,
and being away two days.

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