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shot, which had passed through the small of her 

 back and paralysed her hind-quarters. 



I now looked out for B and Googooloo, who 



were nowhere to be seen, but a dead cow and a 

 young bull-calf showed that they had not been idle. 

 Whilst I was examining the latter, and cogitating 

 upon veal-cutlets and marrow-bones, I heard two 

 double shots in the cover just below the crest of the 

 hill, which were immediately followed by a loud 



whoop from B ; and on running up I found 



him standing breathless over the carcass of a huge 

 bull, which was evidently just killed. 



" By Jove ! Hal," exclaimed he, as I approached, 

 " I 'm regularly done up ; this brute has led me 

 such a chase. I hit him fairly between the eyes, 

 and doubled him up like a rabbit with buck-shot, 

 for he dropped without a struggle, dead, as I 

 thought, and I paid no more attention to him ; but 

 letting drive at the herd as they bolted away, I 

 killed a cow and a calf and wounded a third, when 

 suddenly my friend picked himself up, shook his 

 head savagely, gave an angry grunt, and charged 

 right at me. Every barrel being discharged, I 

 stepped on one side and got out of his way, when 

 he directed his attention to Googooloo, who dodged 

 him amongst the trees easily enough ; for, half- 

 blinded with blood from his wound, he reeled and 

 tumbled about as if he was groggy, every now and 

 then falling heavily. As soon as I had reloaded I 

 gave chase, but all at once missed him, and it was 



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