AN OFF-DAY 47 



" easy," as we could not move that day. I 

 accordingly made up my mind to have a 

 " Europe morning," had breakfast in bed, 

 a pipe, and a most delicious snooze, not 

 getting up till ten o'clock ; after which, 

 having had another meal, I sallied out to 

 have a look at the head. 



Lassoo and the coolies had appropriated 

 an adjoining hut, and in one of its rooms 

 I found them all ; Lassoo smoking and look- 

 ing on, Muksooda and the coolies hard 

 at work. The skin had been pegged out 

 tight on the ground, hair downwards, and 

 the coolies were engaged in removing the 

 bits of flesh that had been left sticking to 

 the hide when the beast was skinned. To 

 Muksooda had been confided the more dif- 

 ficult task of cleaning the head. All super- 

 fluous matter having been carefully cut off, 

 the skin was well rubbed with saltpetre, and 

 left to dry. I was then taken into another 

 room to see the horns, which were hanging 

 from a beam. Chybra was made to put them 

 on his head, which he did with great gusto, 



