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At other times tumbling boys, girls, and 

 men, exhibited their wonderful agility and 

 skill in front of his Highness. As soon as a 

 herd of Antelopes or other deer made their 

 appearance, the line of elephants halted, or 

 proceeded slowly ; at the same time, the Ca- 

 valry quickened their pace, and endeavoured 

 by closing into a circle, to surround them ; If 

 they succeeded in this, they lessened the circle 

 gradually, and an opening was made close to 

 the Vizier, like an inverted funnel; by which 

 contrivance his Highness and many of his 

 courtiers were enabled to fire at them as they 

 attempted to make their escape, without risk 

 of hitting one another. Grey-hounds were 

 slipped after such as were wounded, and the 

 horsemen galloped after them. 



Thus the march was passed to the tents, 

 where they found refreshments ready prepar- 

 ed, of which they partook immediately after 

 undergoing ablution; they then reposed until 

 the evening; at that time the men of conse- 

 quence met iu a very large grand tent, unless 

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