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when he heard that I had got number two as well, he 

 positively beamed all over. We had left my own 

 man below at the place we had first seen the three 

 from, and he presently arrived, having started up 

 when he heard the first shot. 



The original herd, being round the shoulder of the 

 hill, were probably undisturbed, and Durji suggested 

 going to look for them, but I was quite content with 

 two in one day, and besides, the camp was an un- 

 known distance up the valley, so I would not go for 

 them. 



Having cut off the heads, which both had horns 

 rather over 47 inches, one with a spread of 33 be- 

 tween the tips, we rolled the bodies down the hill so 

 as not to have to carry the skins further than could 

 be helped. Tired, but cheerful, we descended to the 

 main valley, and went on up it to camp, after a last 

 upward look at the scene of the morning's sport, 

 which, viewed from the bottom, seemed even higher 

 and further away than it was, and induced a not 

 unnatural wish that ibex would condescend to in- 

 habit less inaccessible places. 



We were now near the head of the valley, and 

 stayed here one day. Durji went out with Morse, 

 who saw a leopard, but did not get it. I took t'he 

 other Kalmak and went off to look for ibex. As 

 usual, it did not take long about half an hour's ride 

 from camp before I found a herd with the telescope, 

 so we started on the ordinary two hours or more 



