262 BIG GAME SHOOTING 
good shot behind the shoulder and another one as she ran 
away. The second rhino I missed clean with both barrels. 
After running about a quarter of a mile, they both pulled up 
close to a bush, and, swaying about two or three times, the 
wounded one sat down and subsided, looking just as if she 
was asleep, while the other one stood close by her. Within 
about 20 yards of them there was a large ant-heap with very 
steep sides, and as the wind was fair I went round and got up 
to this heap without the least trouble. After crawling up and 
peeping over the top, I could only see the nose and front horn 
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of the one standing, to the left of the bush, but I saw that 
the other one was quite dead. As I did not wish to risk a 
shot through the bush, I crept round to the left side of the 
ant-heap, and could then see the head and quite enough neck 
to afford a good shot; but the difficulty was to get into a 
steady shooting position, as I could neither stand up nor sit 
down. I at last managed to squat down on my right heel, 
with my left leg also tucked up under me, and in this awkward 
position fired at the beast’s neck. ‘The result was rather more 
startling than I expected with regard to myself, as I was 
knocked over by the recoil of the rifle, and sent flying back- 
