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and trying to staunch the blood ; then he 

 would look at his bloody hand, moaning 

 all the time so piteously that I felt misera- 

 ble all the day after it. I should mention 

 that the poor little monkey dropped from 

 the tree very soon, and, on my going up, 

 I found him quite dead, and was very glad 

 to know that he was out of his pain and 

 misery. This pitiful little scene gave me 

 such a thorough disgust to monkey shoot- 

 ing that I did not think I could ever fire at 

 one again ; but I felt justified in the present 

 case, as it was to restore a lost child to Its 

 sorrowing parents. 



My tent was put up, and, when I had 

 finished my breakfast, had taken my bath, 

 and was enjoying my cheroot, I saw a 

 number of villagers approaching, headed 

 by my friend of the morning ; they were 

 all armed with thick sticks, hoes, and every 



