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Unread 06-10-2021, 10:13 PM   #1
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Dr. Norris gave GBE his choice of the good doctor’s two Purdeys, one lighter than the other. The only reason I assigned “pheasant” and “quail” to them was simply to differentiate between the two, not knowing with certainty what sort of gamebirds were his quarry but presuming only.





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Kevin, to clarify, the lightweight Norris Purdey is a "one barrel set" gun. The gun gifted to GBE is a two barrel set gun.
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Is "gifted" the right word? I read that under the terms of Dr. Norris's will, that GBE was given the chose of which Purdy he would inherit.
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Is "gifted" the right word? I read that under the terms of Dr. Norris's will, that GBE was given the chose of which Purdy he would inherit.

Maybe "bequeathed" would be a better word?





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