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amongst which I noticed those of two bears, a 

 cheeta, and innumerable signs of spotted deer, pig, 

 and jungle sheep. 



Near the other side of the pool I observed marks 

 as if he had again laid the body down, whilst he 

 drank, for there were impressions in the sand, round 

 which swarms of flies were buzzing, and although 

 there were no stains of blood to be seen, I knew 

 something!: must have attracted them ; besides which, 

 there were two distinct trails, which showed that 

 he had gone to the water, drank, and returned to 

 the body. 



As we continued on trail down the nullah, at 

 times we disturbed herds of spotted deer and 

 " sounders " (herds) of pigs, and an old female bear 

 and two half-grown cubs were seen trotting along 

 in"* front of us ; but we let her go undisturbed, for 

 we were after nobler game. 



On we went for about two miles further, when 

 we came to a place overgrown with high grass, where 

 the nullah divided into two courses for about eighty 

 yards, when it joined again, forming an island, which 

 was covered with long dry grass, reeds, and brush- 

 wood. 



There the man-eater's trail was crossed by that of 

 a tigress and her two half-grown cubs. We were 

 still enabled to distinguish the pugs of the man- 

 eater from their peculiar form, and continued to 

 follow them for about half-a-mile further, when the 

 trail quitted the nullah, and led us into dense thorny 



