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revisited the same range, in the company of Mr. A. E. 

 Pease, in the confident expectation of securing some 

 trophies. In this, however, for various reasons, we were 

 completely unsuccessful, although, on several occasions 

 we nearly grasped the prize. I appreciated more than 



-., I 



THE BIG HEAD. 



ever the ease with which my companion, Findlay, in 

 the previous year, came, saw and conquered, Avliere I, 

 after infinite toils, had twice to retire, confessing^ mv- 

 self routed ; and, to show that I am not jealous, I here 

 insert a picture of his big head, literally copied from a 

 photograph of it taken immediately after it was brought 

 into camp. 



