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He had found the animals which he was trailing rather 

 shy, and consequently had only once during the day suc- 

 ceeded in getting within gunshot of them. A single shot 

 fired at long range was therefore the sum total of his day's 

 work. 



His absence from my camp during the entire night had 

 been attended with some inconvenience to myself, but with 

 very little anxiety, since his knowledge of woodcraft and 

 the use of firearms was a sufficient guarantee that he 

 would turn up all right. I am free to confess, however, 

 that the want of companionship was keenly felt during his 

 absence. 



We had previously arranged in regard to our departure 

 from the woods, and it was therefore entirely in harmony 

 with my wishes to find myself, on the evening of the 7th 

 of November, once more in the company of my photog- 

 rapher and George Ross, the junior guide. The entire 

 party, in accordance with the prearranged plans, have this 

 day united at Mr. Harkness's cabin,* who supplies us with 

 very good meals, while we are comfortably lodged in a 

 log cabin built near his own by Mr. Wood, who has since 

 married the daughter of our host. 



Here the adventures of the last two months were again 

 reviewed, and here, again, we joyfully recalled the sports 

 and hardships in which we had so recently participated. 

 We had gathered during our. hunt a large number of 

 trophies, and had likewise secured many valuable nega- 

 tives. It was, therefore, with much satisfaction that we 

 summed up the results of this expedition. 



* See tail-piece Chapter XI. 

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