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bank to make a dash past. " Outram," who had grown 

 sullen and accustomed to our company, never expected 

 such impudence, and a spear through the jaw soon re- 

 minded him that some stern business was about. With 

 all his bristles up, and looking as savage as he could be, 

 he made charges right and left, scattering every one 

 again. 



Old Hills, unfortunately for every one, was riding 

 a brute of a waler called True Blue, who had a nasty 

 temper, and who ver^soon found out what sort of cus- 

 tomer was the pig he had to deal with ; and if you did 

 not let him have his way, generally landed you in front 

 of the pig — not a lively prospect, specially in front of a 

 pig as we then had before us. Hills, on a good horse 

 would have, I dare say, soon ended " Outram's " career 

 instead of allowing him to have some sport on his own 

 account later on ! ! 



The tooth-ache caused by Malcolm's spear was rather 

 troublesome, so after taking a plunge in the khal and a 

 roll in the mud he trotted to an open bit of country, and 

 there awaited the end of events. The first to come in 

 close proximity to "Outram" was the Nawab Soubha 

 Saheb, and the next moment both rider and horse were 

 rolling on the ground. "Outram," quite satisfied with this 

 bit of performance, stood still to see what was going to 

 happen next : he was of much too generous a nature to 

 go in for a fallen foe ; but no sooner he saw the bright- 

 coated Nawab get up and run than it was even too much 

 for his noble temper, and leaving the prostrate horse he 



