FURLOUGH TO THE "HILLS" 



of any sort visited the kills. Nevertheless, in spite of 

 my double disappointment, first with the bison and then 

 the tigers, I came to the conclusion that although I had 

 failed in both cases, the sight I had witnessed more than 

 made up for it, to say nothing of the experience I had gained 

 experience which in later years stood me in good stead. 



The next day but one having recovered from the 

 effects of my night's exposure I returned for a time to 

 the station, and for the remainder of that particular cold 

 season was too busily occupied with my more legitimate 

 duties to devote much time to sport, nor did I experience 

 any adventures of sufficient interest to be recorded in the 

 diary I kept for such occurrences. 



I had now been many years in India without taking 

 any but occasional short periods of leave, and was be- 

 ginning, like all Anglo-Indians, to feel the want of a 

 thorough change of climate and ideas. Accordingly when 

 the hot season was again approaching, I obtained six 

 months' furlough, but as my finances would not admit 

 of the expensive journeys home and back, decided to 

 spend my holidays in the hills, where I proceeded in due 

 course. 



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