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where the tigress met her fate. I ain truthful. 1 

 have not tracked the others. 



"Well, Manajee, I place faith in what you 

 say." 



A deep sepulchral voice from out of the surround- 

 ing darkness was here understood to intimate that 

 another man had come in from a village near Mun- 

 gaum, and corroborated this information. 



" Who speaks there 1 Is that you, Rugonauth ? " 

 inquired Mackenzie of the dimly visible owner of 

 the voice. 



" Yes, Sahib, it is Rugonauth," answered that 

 individual, as, thus directly addressed, he stood 

 forward. 



" You have heard what Manajee says. Do you 

 think we should change our camp at once to 

 Mungaum ? " 



" It is the Sahib's pleasure." 



" Yes ; but will it be well ? Will the plan be 

 good 1 Speak your advice." 



" Sahib/' returned the old man, who was dressed 

 in an old shooting coat, and otherwise more fully 

 and fashionably arrayed than his comrade, "if the 

 tigers have come down into the rivers, they w T ill 

 remain if undisturbed. They will wait to eat of 

 your worship's bullets. I have heard to-day that 

 there are some animals near Bhilgaum ; should it 



