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him. However, he had to be killed, and the sooner 

 the better. At last we got to the shelf where he 

 lay. We got over the edge and had a good look 

 round. Good big debris of rock were scattered 

 about, and if he was still there we could not see him. 

 So we took up his tracks again and proceeded 

 cautiously. Suddenly, up he jumped, a gun-shot 

 from me, from behind a rock. He stood for a 

 moment, gave me a good chance, and I gave him 

 the coup de grace. His head was not quite as big as 

 number one, but still a very good one. We soon 

 had his head off and trundled him down the hill. I 

 then rode home quite happy, as may be imagined. 



