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days. Dirgoo's companion soon got well, 

 but he, poor fellow, suffered much longer, 

 and eventually discovered that he could not 

 bend his right elbow. This we thought was 

 owing to some of the sinews being injured, 

 and that it would come all right in time; 

 but after the wounds had completely healed, 

 it still continued stiff and useless. I took 

 him m to Mussoorie, to consult a surgeon 

 there, and was grieved beyond expression to 

 learn, that the elbow had all the time been 

 dislocated, and still more so when the doctor 

 said it would not be advisable to attempt 

 to reduce the dislocation, as in doing so, 

 from the time which had elapsed, it was 

 possible the arm might be broken. The 

 limb still remains rigid, although without 

 pain, and Dkgoo being a left-handed man, 

 can still use a rifle, and has had some 

 revenge by since slaying a goodly number of 

 the Bruin tribe. 



I must not forget to mention, that the 

 morning after the fight, I went to the spot, 

 and found the bear, a very large one, laying 



