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spot. "There, Sahibs, there they are, just below 

 you ! " 



Abruptly breaking off, each hunter had instinct- 

 ively seized his weapon, and brought it to the 

 " ready ; " and now, as they all looked in the 

 direction indicated, saw a nice sounder of half- 

 grown pig getting very creditably over the ground, 

 about fifty yards below the place on which they 

 stood. They were rattling along close together, 

 and presented certainly an exceedingly tempting 

 shot. 



" There's no riding them here!" muttered Mac- 

 kenzie, hurriedly. " Yes, hanged if I don't ! " he 

 added, as the sight proved irresistible. And suiting 

 the action to the word, he let drive right and left, 

 and was immediately followed by Hawkes doing 

 the same. 



Norman clutched his rifle witli a firmer grip, as 

 lie looked wistfully at the pig defiling so temptingly 

 before him. But, no 1 For the Secretary of the 

 Jehangeer Hunt to shoot a pig ! to take so dirty 

 an advantage of what was only born to be speared I 

 Never ! Though food were still more wanting in 



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camp, never should it be said that the Secretaiy of 

 that renowned Hunt had committed so unjust a 

 deed ! Pig-murder Never ! Fiat justitia, mat 

 cwlum ! Strengthened by this appropriate quota- 



