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mounted an elephant, and I remounted mine, 

 and joined the line of march ; his Highness having 

 directed my elephant driver to take his station by 

 the side of his. 



He was extremely affable, and conversed with 

 me very freely; talking chiefly on the subject of 

 sporting. With the natives who were near him, 

 his conversation during the whole morning's 

 march, was solely confined to the good qualifica- 

 tions of a new cook, and the excellent dishes he 

 gave them the day before. He asked me why I 

 never fired at any of the birds that got up ? and 

 when I answered, that I was too much amused 

 with looking at what was going on to think of 

 firing myself, he shook his sides with laughing, 

 and observed, that Serif Ally Kawn had informed 

 him that I was a good shot ; therefore, said he, 

 I wish you to go out with him alone to morrow, 

 and try if you cannot kill more game than he can ; 

 for he thinks that he shoots well. The next day 

 I went out with Serif Ally to a considerable dis- 

 tance from the general line : we had ten elephants 

 with us, about fifty or sixty people on foot, and 

 from twenty to thirty horsemen. 



When I had killed my first bird, Serif Ally 



