He ducked and sprang far out. The starless night + 

On the wet lawn closed round him every way. + 

Then came the gun-crack and the splash of light + 

Vanished as soon as seen. Cool garden clay + 

Slid from his feet. He had fallen and he lay + 

Face downward among leaves⁠—then up and on + 

Through branch and leaf till sense and breath were gone. + 