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photo taken of our " heads," had settled up 

 all accounts, and there was nothing left but 

 to take boat and get down forty miles to Bara 

 Mullah, whence in two days stage tongas 

 would take me to Rawal Pindi, the nearest 

 railway station. Lassoo came down a bit 

 of the way with me in the boat, and then 

 said " Good-bye." I thanked him for all 

 his kindness and forbearance, and was just 

 miserable when I saw the last of him. Poor 

 old Lassoo ! he began to say something, 

 but stopped suddenly, gripped my hand in 

 both his, and then quitted abruptly. I saw 

 his back shaking with sobs as he hurried 

 away. Dear old Lassoo ! he was a good 

 man and true, and I number him among 

 my very best friends. I spent the day with 

 a lump in my throat. 



Next morning found us at Bara Mullah, 

 where I had breakfast in the staging bung- 

 alow with two other fellows who had been 

 shooting for the first time. They had both 

 given it up in a month because it bored 

 them ; one because he had got sick of eat- 

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