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The cold wind howling, the rain falling from time to time, inParisA forest northeast 80 kilometers, four quiet, can hear the little animal hasty escape footsteps, mixed with leaves earthy flavor, gladdening the heart and refreshing the mind. A dog barked, is the only location easy Baron hunting position. I just can easily the Baron's invitation, to participate in the field of aristocratic hunting. The owner of theGermanyBlood andItalyAristocratic wife, Baron, was born in France, isBritainRoyal University of Oxford PhD, now half the time living in china. Hunting of this piece of five thousand hectares of forest is easy to think the Baron's private territory, once had all the French rulers (including Charlie V, Louis Xiv, Louis fifteen, Napoleon I, Napoleon III and so on) the footprint.

Hunting in France has been considered to be elegant movement

That day in the country to the Baron castle, all the people in the busy -- although the distance from the nobles of the collective hunting and in a week's time, but diet arrangement, horses, dogs distribution of training and so on, have begun to everything in good order and well arranged for. A few days later,SpainMarquis, Earl, viscount Luxemburg Scotland, pianist, noble aristocratic Latin dance king...... Arriving, Castle is noisy. The day before the game started, the nobles early to in the simple and happy after dinner.

Before starting the hunting team, holding the priest and the band the whole point of arrival. As an important part of hunting culture, they follow years of tradition, chanting the Bible selected text, as a campaigner blessing and encouragement. With the band's Sonata, the team began marching to the depths of the forest. After more than one hour, easy to think the Baron and Arthur kings OAS stopped the car, carefully consulted the hereditary Hunter Baron family, through the ground traces, animal feces dry and wet conditions and arrangement, start looking for fox, hare and other small animal.

The quiet of the manor

Suddenly, seems to be in a tight the barking of the dog heard a special signal, easy to mount a horse to Baron, a few nobles also ran, after ten minutes, the bustle of a dog barking and vocals asymptotic, I saw the nobles face difficult to suppress the excitement of expression -- when they rushed into the jungle, ten dogs surrounded a hare, hare been dogs bite was covered all over with cuts and bruises, Baron and all agreed, a live dog, put a hare, they have come to enjoy the happy hunting, hare itself has no meaning for them.

"Hunting" Queen of legend

All the way back to the castle, Baron and I talked about his idol -- Monica Charlotte, a legendary French female hunter: "she is a distant cousin of my mother, when I was young, he heard her story. I once attended by her hunting, when I approached her, was convinced by her unique personal charm, the kind of mellow scent, and with resolute temperament body, is so fascinating. Perhaps accustomed to hunting, the female nobles were born with the neutral beauty."

The hunting team is very large

Monica at the age of six or seven he followed his father riding hunting, after growing up, more is involved in several large-scale royal hunting activities, most of them have gained ground, even more than many outstanding male hunter. Her vigorous action and graceful posture, deepEuropeRoyal favor and praise. She often accompanied the prince and the emperor hunting, whether acting game or the forest hunting, can cover itself with glory.