CHAPTER III. 



No " khubber" Waiting for a Shot Patience rewarded Death 

 of a buck Cheetul Saraber stalking An affair with the 

 Bears Narrow escape Distribution of the Meat Greedi- 

 ness. 



BEFORE sunrise on the following morning, the 

 hunters took their dip in the pool. Nor were they 

 deterred from doing so regularly by the appearance 

 of a water-snake, which wriggled away in a shallow 

 part from between Hawkes' legs, sending that gen- 

 tleman flying out of the water. 



Neither did a report that muggurs (alligators) 

 inhabited the river have the effect of limiting their 

 swim. The natives bathed there with impunity, 

 and they saw no reason why they should not do so 

 likewise. 



The shikarees made their appearance soon after 

 breakfast, saying that they had only attempted to 

 ring the Mungaum jungle, as the men were too 

 tired to try those more distant ; and it was found to 

 contain no tiger. 



And truly old Eugonauth looked as if something 

 had knocked him up. Norman, who knew the old 



