 | George Findlay - 1894 - 460 pages
...into the river to his rescue, which he successfully effected, but the man, in his despairing efforts, seized him in so fierce a clutch that he bore the...sportsman, and was never happier than when fishing the quiet waters of the Chess or the salmon streams of the Highlands, or enjoying a day's shooting... | |
 | George Findlay - 1894 - 470 pages
...into the river to his rescue, which he successfully effected, but the man, in his despairing efforts, seized him in so fierce a clutch that he bore the...lived. Even up to the time of his death, at the age of sixty -three, he was a keen sportsman, and was never happier than when fishing the quiet waters of... | |
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... of the men in his employ accidentally lost his balance and fell into the water, and, as he was unable to swim, he was in imminent danger of drowning. Without a moment's hesitation Sir George sprang into the river to his rescue, which he successfully... 