And of these one had been killed by Veslovsky alone, and one by both of them together.

Meanwhile from the other side of the marsh came the sound of Stepan Arkadyevitch's shots, not frequent, but, as Levin fancied, well-directed, for almost after each they heard "Krak, Krak, _apporte_!" This excited Levin still more.

The snipe were floating continually in the air over the reeds.