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Bulkley was carried in a palanquin by about twenty men, 

 and I rode, having previously removed my horse's shoes, 

 which otherwise would have been drawn off by the tenacious 

 mud. 



On several occasions the bearers had to carry the palan- 

 quin on their heads, while I dismounted, and wading and 

 floundering waist-deep, crossed stretches of water a quarter of 

 a mile in width. So bad was the road, that by starting at 

 daylight and allowing a couple of hours' halt at mid-day, we 

 did not reach the end of a march of fourteen miles till some 

 time after dark. However, no damage was done to my 

 patient, and in Surat he again came under the doctor's hands. 

 The wounds refused to close, and for upwards of twelve 

 months continued to discharge, giving at times excessive 

 pain. By my advice Bulkley then went down to Bombay, 

 where he consulted an eminent surgeon. This man placed 

 him under chloroform, and laying open the wounds, extracted 

 considerable portions of the shoulder-blade which had been 

 splintered off by the teeth of the tiger, and were keeping up 

 a constant irritation. 



Soon after this operation the wounds completely closed 

 up. The foregoing chapter is, I think, worthy the attention 

 of young sportsmen, and may warn them from attempting to 

 follow up wounded or otherwise infuriated wild beasts on 

 foot. 



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