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secondly, that I think the arrangements, down to 

 the smallest details, were more perfect than on 

 any similar occasion at which I have been present. 

 Yet, in spite of so much care, only one bear out of 

 four came to the guns, for three others descended 

 towards the village of Suhidol, and outflanked 

 the beaters. We should have had another beat 

 for these ; but the authorities decided that in 

 future this ground should only be driven for " dis- 

 tinguished visitors." I spent a long day trying 

 to stalk these bears, but only saw their fresh traces. 



