152 SAVAGE SVANETIA. 



for the future I am mightily tempted to use 

 a smooth-bore with no back sight to bother 

 me. If your beast will only remain stationaiy 

 for a few seconds, nothing can touch an 

 Express ; and in self-defence I may say that I 

 have always made really good shooting with 

 it under such circumstances, but I have, I am 

 afraid, yet to learn how to shoot snap shots 

 with my favourite weapon. I always shoot 

 high. 



After this failure sadness came down on 

 me like a cloud, and as I sat munching 

 bilberries and listening to the long shrill 

 whistle of the evil little beasts who had 

 eluded me, now half way into the next 

 province, I came to the conclusion that 

 Keerteesho was an unlucky encampment, and 

 the sooner we made a fresh start the better. 



On arriving in camp, I found Frank had 

 also had an unsuccessful cruise, having found 

 quantities of fresh bear tracks and one lair only 



