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beat next morning Quartering the grass Scenting some beast 

 A monster ham We decide to sit up again Strange behaviour 

 of crows An animal heard drinking Silent waiting The 

 purring sound again A low, snarling growl The tiger : at 

 last An appalling roar Attempting to charge Coup de grace 

 Padding the carcass Discussing the incident Another 

 instance of the sagacity of animals The elephant and the baby 

 A curious spectacle Infantile persistence A faithful nurse 

 An interesting question . . . . . . .211 



CHAPTER XXVIII 



Alone again The solitary lives of Anglo-Indian officials Sport : 

 the only compensation Sporting officials welcomed by the 

 villagers News of leopards Tying up a village cur as bait 

 Surprising results Three leopards before " chota hazri " Join 

 the district magistrate and engineer " Tiger talk " A thrilling 

 experience related Thrown on to a tiger Being dragged 

 through the jungle Mental anguish Feeling the tiger's heart 

 beating A sudden inspiration Groping for the pistol A 

 painful proceeding Pulling both triggers together A deafening 

 roar Unconsciousness What had happened The tiger lying 

 dead Loss of an arm A lesson for big-game sportsmen The 

 advantages of carrying a pistol in one's belt . . . .218 



CHAPTER XXIX 



Pleasant days Work and sport combined Daily routine Arrive 

 at a new camp Good news Posting the howdahs The tiger put 

 up A running shot at ninety yards Rolled over in his tracks 

 Seeks refuge in the forest A determined resistance Charging 

 the line The latter put to flight On to an elephant's head 

 Using the rifle as a pistol Left alone to fight The runaways 

 return The appearance of the sportsmen Each tells his own 

 story of the flight Narrow escapes The dangers of shooting 

 off howdahs 225 



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Alone again Meeting with a priest His curious mode of life A 

 tragic ending On the borders of Nepaul Visited by a burglar 

 The moving portmanteau An European " zemindar " Royally 

 entertained Sporting reputation of my host A pig-sticking 

 story His earlier days A curious gift : and a troublesome 

 An extraordinary friendship Eighteen months later Upsetting 

 a manager Imprisonment and escape Return of the fugitive 

 Lost ! A day's pig-sticking The " Arab " and the boar 

 Mutual recognition Jungli's sad fate . . . 230 



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