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The surrounding country offered admirable facilities for hunting, and they were 

 on the edge of another jungle, not so extensive as that in which took place the 

 adventures with the tiger, but large enough to shelter the fiercest animals found in 

 India. 



The forenoon passed without special incident, though the spoor of a herd of 

 elephants was observed. It was the opinion of Mr. Godkin that it was not worth 

 while to attempt to capture any of them, since there are always so many tame ones 

 to be had at a fair price, and that is the most practical way of securing them. 



Dick Brownell, however, thought that it would be a fine thing to make prisoners 

 of some of the huge beasts, and more than once he declared that he meant to make 

 the attempt when a favorable opportunity presented. 



It was yet early in the afternoon when the party sought a place to rest until the 

 fervid heat of the day should subside so as to render action upon their part less 

 trying and oppressive. As before, the two horses were allowed to move at will 

 along the edge of the jungle, while the owners and the three natives stretched them- 

 selves in the shade, where the air was so suffocating that it would be an error to 

 speak of it as cool, or in any sense pleasant. 



