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firing behind the ear. He went under to the shot 

 practically without a movement. I waited for some 

 ten minutes more, only seeing one slight ripple, and 

 could distinctly see him lying just under water, so 

 returned to camp at 1 p.m. for breakfast. By 3 p.m. 

 I was back again, with a camel, ropes, and attendants, 

 including my two Indian servants, Abdur Rahman 

 and Amir Baksh, to see the new " janwar." There 

 was his side above the water in the identical spot. 

 We were soon in the water, I with my gun for fear 

 of crocodiles; but it was not more than 4 feet 

 deep, and we soon dragged him into shallow water 

 and cut off his four feet, with which I returned to 

 camp by dusk ; leaving the hippo fast moored with 

 a long rope, and two attendants with my gun to 

 keep guard all night. 



December Ylth. Spent an exhausting day skinning 

 dead hippo, a fine bull of 12 feet 7 inches. Had a 

 bad headache all day into the bargain. Shot a 

 guinea-fowl and went to bed early. Caught three 

 kinkin on hand-line. 



December 18th. Spent another long day in cleaning 

 mask and skin of hippo. 



December l$th. Completed the cleaning of hippo 

 trophies. 



December 20th. Spent a fruitless night in machan 

 close to camp. Have heard that lions have killed fifty 



