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taking advantage of some very favourable ground, 

 succeeded In getting to close range, and adding 

 this much-prized trophy to her bag. 



We made rather slow progress, as the country 



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was covered in all directions with thick thorn trees 

 and scrub, through which we had to force our wax- 

 as best we could. There was, of course, no path 

 along which we could travel, save now and a^ain 



