18 A TIGER HUNT IN INDIA 



down. I had with me a heavy double- 

 barrelled rifle ('450 cordite express by Holland), 

 and gave the shikari the '306. 



There we had to wait and listen — a weari- 

 some, tormenting time. One had to sit abso- 

 lutely motionless upon a small, uncomfortable 

 footstool. The Indian sun was pitiless; and 



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the white blinding light was only bearable 

 through green glasses. But even this grateful 

 protection had soon to be removed, as the big 

 spectacles were a hindrance in shooting. 



The beat I am describing lasted over two 

 good hours — ^an almost unbearable period of 

 glare and heat combined with intense strain 

 upon every nerve. 



