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thirty yards off. I would not fire, but Apji had no 

 scruples, and quickly knocked two over, right and left. 



" Just at that moment, about eighty yards off, and 

 unfortunately to the right, a splendid sambhur stag 

 galloped past. We only caught one glimpse of him, 

 darting through the thick bushes, evidently frightened at 



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AT KOTAII. 



the shots. Apji, who was on my right, was unloaded, 

 and although I turned as quickly as possible, I felt the 

 snap-shot had missed. 



" After this nothing appeared, except a few hare and 

 peafowl. We thought the beat over, and I began to descend 

 the tree, very glad to stretch my legs. Just as I touched 

 the ground, the bushes about five or six yards off moved as 



