MUNGO was not a perfect mount, but he was a great 

 improvement on Snowball ; he had a wretched walk, 

 and led almost as badly as his predecessor ; but this 

 did not matter so much because he could be driven 

 like a pack donkey and relied on not to play pranks. 

 In a gallop after game he was much faster than Snow- 

 ball, having a wonderfully long stride for so low a 

 pony. 



A horse made a good deal of difference in the hunting 

 in many ways, not the least of which was that some 

 sort of excursion was possible on most days. One 

 could go further in the time available and, even if 

 delayed, still be pretty sure of catching up to the 

 waggons without much difficulty. 



Sometimes after a long night's trekking I would start 

 off after breakfast for some * likely ' spot, off-saddle 

 there in a shady place, sleep during the heat of the day, 

 and after a billy of tea start hunting towards the waggons 

 in the afternoon. 



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