CHAPTER I 



INTRODUCTORY 



" All things being full of flaw, all things being 

 full of holes, the strength of all things is in short- 

 ness," quoth the great John Ridd, in 750 pages of 

 Lorna Doone. 



We will try to follow his precepts if not his 

 example. 



After a bison shoot in 1921 it was my good 

 fortune to be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles 

 Morris, at their estate in the Billigirungums. I 

 was struck with their fine trophies and by Mr. 

 Morris's experiences, especially those relating to 

 shooting tiger on foot. 



At my persuasion Mr. Morris has written 

 some of his experiences in this book. I offer him 

 my grateful thanks. 



My own recollections have been drawn either 

 from diaries or from accounts written at the time 

 to friends. 



These pages deal frankly with what a recent 

 writer calls " a stale line," recording " the delights 

 of Forest life, its beautiful surroundings and 

 adventurous incidents." 



But we hope that they may be read and found 

 fresh when older and better pre-war books are 



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