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the hill, whilst Alan and Rahman went round to try a 

 stalk. 



I watched through the glasses, and in about an hour 

 they emerged above the oorial, but hidden from them by 

 the rise of the ground. They stopped here for some little 

 time. Evidently something had gone wrong. It appears 

 that Rahman suddenly caught sight of the head and ears of 

 a doe keeping sentry above. When they commenced the 

 stalk she had not been visible ; and now it was impossible 

 to sret within shot of the rams without her oivino- the alarm. 

 They were obliged to retrace their steps and cross the ridge 

 lower down ; then, creeping through the broken ground, 

 they managed to gain the thorn bushes, at the other end of 

 which the two rams were still lying. They were about a 

 hundred and fifty yards off, and had no means of getting 

 nearer. Only the head and horns of one were visible above 

 the line of ground, so Alan decided to wait till they got up. 

 Suddenly both rams started to their feet, and, without an 

 instant's delay, bounded into the nullah. I saw Alan take a 

 quick shot, right and left, and one ram hesitate for a 

 moment, then turn, and trot down towards the valley ; 

 whilst his companion went at an increased pace up the 

 opposite hill, and disappeared over the crest. The first 

 animal, which was the bigger, was evidentlydiit, and Khaira, 

 who was with me, ran down the hill to keep him in sight. 



1 followed as well as I could, but the going was awful. The 



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