He was sorry that the season prevented him from placing game upon the table, but there was so much sitting round it that it would perhaps be hardly missed (cheers and laughter).
Il était fâché que la saison ne lui eût pas permis de servir du gibier sur la table, mais il y avait autour d'elle de si beau gibier qu'on n'en regrettait pas l'absence. Applaudissements et rires.