HUNTING & SHOOTING IN CEYLON 



Going down, about a fortnight after, to remove the 

 skull, I was followed by a large crowd of villagers. On 

 reaching the spot we heard a peculiar noise like an 

 asthmatic engine letting off steam. Some one whispered 

 "Alia," and in a second not one man was visible. Sure 

 enough there was the herd asleep all round the remains of 

 the big elephant, and I had to clap my hands sharply several 

 times before they moved off. 



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