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herd winded the hunters, they trumpeted and sepa- 

 rated about the country. Two of them were making 

 down a Httle ravine, close to \\herc II., Barrakee, 

 and the gun-bearer, were standing. H. told mc 

 that Plowden Gubrihotc, his gun-bearer, was in a 

 dreadful "funk," and assured him that these ele- 

 phants were the man-killing elephants, well known 

 in this part of the world ; that they would surely kill 

 them if they did not immediately take to their heels 

 and run away. H. told him to sit still, or else he 

 would "lick" him. The elephants came nearer and 

 nearer, and one of Barrakee's men put up his gun to 

 fire. This would have been ridiculous, as they were 

 nearly eighty yards off. H. knocked the gun out of 

 his hand, and told him to sit quiet. The elephants 

 were now fast approaching, when Barrakee and his man 

 both fired. This was exceedingly annoying, as from 

 all accounts the elephants would have passed by close 

 to where the party were concealed, and H. would have 

 had a capital shot. 



We stopped in the jungle here rather more than a 

 week. I thought perhaps another change of air would 

 do me good, and we moved up to Kourasa, where we 

 had been camped before. I did not know at the time 

 that I was so ill, nor did H., or else I should not 

 have made the proposal I did when we got here. I 

 told II. that our time was short in the country, and 



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