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must be a tiger's head, so took a very steady aim. At the 

 report up jumped three jungle dogs, and one went away as if 

 hit but I could find no blood. I followed in the direction 

 they had gone and saw one of them walking slowly up the 

 slope of the hill in front, he stood on seeing me and I bowled 

 him over with the left barrel. He had got a wound all along 

 his back, some days old, seven inches long, which had opened 

 out two or three inches wide, it was evidently a gore from a 



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deer's antler. On measuring him, I found he was exactly 4 

 feet from nose to tip of tail. The tail exactly 1 foot ; he 

 stood 21 inches at the shoulder; a fine strong wiry looking 

 brute, evidently made for speed and endurance, with great 

 length of body and very powerful loins. I only took his 

 brush which was as thick and bushy as that of an English 

 fox, with the tip black ; he was to all appearance a very old 

 dog. 



