IS THE EASTEEN HUNTERS. 



expected to remain in the cover lie has entered, 

 unless much disturbed. 



"When I speak of the trackers, I do not mean that 

 they trace an animal right up to his place of repose, 

 but merely to the confines of the patch of jungle 

 or other cover ; and then circle round. Should no 

 fresh marks be discovered leaving it, they are of 

 course aware the beast is couched within its recesses. 

 In fact, to use a northern term, they " ring " him. 



Our sportsmen had reached their camp at an hour 

 sufficiently early to leave them plenty of time for 

 breakfast before the expected "khubber" (intelli- 

 gence or report) should arrive. 



They were much refreshed by a bath ; and the 

 dusty, perspiring travellers, of some half an hour 

 before, looked comfortable, clean, and fresh, as they 

 sat down to breakfast in the loose, light habiliments 

 so agreeable to the sojourner in tropical climates 

 the simple deshabille of shirt and "paijamas," or 

 light, baggy, Turkish trousers. 



Young Hawkes had wished to take a plunge in 

 the tempting pool so close at hand ; but his more 

 experienced friends had dissuaded him from doing 

 so, knowing how dangerous it was after the sun 

 had got so high. But they promised themselves 

 the daily pleasure of a swim after the day's work was 

 over ; and, if not too lazy, of one in the earlv 



