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unpleasant companions when one has not a trusty 

 double-barrel to depend upon." 



" Just so ; and even that does not always render 

 one perfectly secure ; as, for instance, in the case 

 I mentioned, and others I have heard of. But it is 

 hard if a couple of shots at close quarters do not 

 either kill, disable, or turn a charging bear. It is 

 said that a bullet, striking within the yellow horse- 

 shoe mark on his chest, is sure to drop him. They 

 are wanting in the structure of that part of the 

 body ; though I am not anatomist enough to know 

 precisely in what particular bone, or how otherwise 

 they are deficient." 



The exertions of the two previous days had not 

 tended to improve the condition of Mackenzie's 

 feet ; a complete day of rest was therefore hailed, 

 by him at least, as not undesirable. Sunday was 

 passed much in the same manner as the former one; 

 orders being issued for the main camp, with spare 

 horses, under Sheik Hussein, to move early on the 

 morrow back to Mungaum, Manuel and Baloo, with 

 a few cooking necessaries, being detailed to accom- 

 pany the hunters themselves to Bhilgaum. 



The tents were struck at night ; but Sheik 

 Hussein had requested that the march might be 

 postponed till an early hour on the following 

 morning, as lie had a profound horror of night 



