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I remained absolutely motionless it never 

 appeared to notice me, though I was standing 

 in full view, until it was within twenty yards 

 of me. Then it halted, and stood gazing at me 

 inquisitively, holding its head high and its ears 

 pricked forwards. 



Holding my sight on its chest, I now 

 endeavoured to fire, but soon realized that my 

 rifle — a single shot '375, by Holland — was set 

 at " safe." To push the bolt forward I had to 

 move my right hand very slightly. But this 

 very slight movement at once caught the Avolf 's 

 eye, and without waiting an instant he wheeled 

 round, and was just going off at a gallop, when 

 I fired and knocked him down. My bullet 

 almost cut his tail off, and traversed the whole 

 length of his body. 



This was a verj^ large dog wolf, as big, 

 Coghlan said, as ever a wolf could grow, with 

 jaw^s and teeth of tremendous power. It was 

 brindled grey in colour, and in very good hair, 

 though not of course in its thick winter's coat. 

 I am sorry that I was not able to take a few 

 measurements of this wolf before skinning it, 



