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He was a short, square-built little follow in body, 

 mounted on a good stout pair of legs, and altogether 

 was a remarkable contrast to Rugonauth, who was 

 long and thin. 



A few folds of dirty cloth answered the purpose 

 of a puggree ; but so scantily, that his long hair 

 stuck up in the centre, and escaped from between 

 its twists. His small black eyes were deep set in 

 his head, and appeared to shine from the roots of 

 his hair. His arms were, for a native's, brawny, 

 and their muscles singularly well-developed, though 

 the bone w r as small. His bare chest stood pro- 

 minently out, garnished with an abundance of hair. 

 He seemed to cany his wardrobe round his waist, 

 for that was girt with a thick roll of cloth which 

 must have rendered his head envious of the greater 

 attention paid to the protection of the stomach 

 and loins from sun or storm. This, too, was now 

 swelled in size by the addition of his upper gar- 

 ment ; at least, to judge by the ends of some 

 foreign piece of dress which dangled from it. Per- 

 haps he had brought with him his holiday robe to 

 do honour to the Sahibs. His blanket had, very 

 possibly, also formed a part of his appointments, 

 but laid aside when ordered to enter the presence 

 of the hunters. His shoes, however, yet stuck up 

 from his waistcloth, balanced on the other side bv 



