A SUMMER IN HIGH ASIA. 



shaped and deep pit, with almost perpendicular 

 sides. This, the natives told me, was a wolf-trap, 

 and was baited with a lamb, when the flock was 

 folded in the vicinity. This unfortunate lamb 

 naturally bleats loudly on finding himself alone in 

 the dark at the bottom of the pit, and the wolfs 

 attentions are devoted to him instead of the main 

 flock. Once in he cannot get out again, and though 

 he has probably enjoyed a good supper, Nemesis 

 arrives next morning in the shape of huge rock, or 

 possibly an antiquated muzzle-loader. 



But to resume. After a longish pull we reached 

 the top of the mountain opposite the camp, and here 

 Saibra met us with the welcome news that he had 

 seen a large flock of napoo feeding on the eastern 

 side. The ground here consists of precipitous rocks 

 at the top, with the usual steep stone slopes below. 

 Advancing cautiously we soon made out a flock of 

 about thirty napoo far below us ; some were feeding 

 on the scanty herbage, whilst others slept or rested 

 on their sides, with their legs stretched out at full 

 length. Amongst them were four or five good rams, 

 but it was out of the question to fire at them from 

 where I was, as they were some four hundred yards 

 away, and directly below me. Accordingly, taking 

 advantage of a ridge of rocks that ran vertically 

 down the hillside, we clambered down, and having 

 reached a point that we judged must be almost 

 opposite to them, we peeped over. At that moment 

 the wind changed, and blew from us straight towards 



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