82 THE FOREST AND THE FIELD. 



morrow's proceedings. It was determined that 

 Fred and two of his people should go along the 

 Tiri road and meet a Ghoorka chief, who had been 

 invited to join our party; whilst the Doctor and I, 

 dividing our people into two parties, reconnoitred 

 each side of the valley in search of game. A brew 

 of Glenlivet was made, tobacco served out, and, 

 after two or three hours' agreeable conversation, 

 in which our people freely joined, the night-watch 

 was set, and we retired to rest. 



The next morning, refreshed and invigorated 

 by wholesome sleep, we breakfasted at early dawn, 

 and shortly afterwards each set out on his way. 

 Googooloo and most of the other shekarries went 

 with the Doctor along the course of the river, to 

 look for elephant spoor ; whilst Chineah and two 

 of the Phaidee coolies, with the dogs, accompanied 

 me in a clamber up the hills, where I hoped to 

 get some venison for camp consumiption. 



We were obliged to follow the right bank of the 

 stream for some distance, as the forest was too 

 dense for us to penetrate ; but at last, by creeping 

 up the dry bed of a tributary torrent, and groping 



