46 TWENTY YEARS AGO 



there. In any case keep the pony there, but 

 don't let him be left out for fear of a tiger." 



When I woke next morninof my baeeaee 

 had already started, and I soon followed. A 

 long day's ride brought me to a dilapidated 

 looking dawk bungalow, at a point where we 

 crossed a road, and here I slept with the 

 help of some bedding Erskine had sent. 

 Next day the path was rougher and wilder 

 than ever, and rose continually. At noon 

 we made a halt of some hours, and then 

 went on, mostly through thick jungle, often 

 on the edge of terrific k/mds, till, before 

 dark, we reached a roughly made hut where 

 a couple of hill men were waiting. One of 

 these was the shikari, and a pretty high- 

 flavoured one he was, as I had occasion to 

 know, for many a weary hour I tramped 

 after him through the steamy jungles. A 



