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adjacent ridge. I got out my glasses and made 

 out that the leader had a fine pair of horns. The 

 rams, which had not seen us, moved slowly over 

 the ridge. After a hurried consultation, it was 

 decided that I should go down the valley, skirt 

 the end of the ridge over which the rams had 

 disappeared, and work up the next ravine or 

 valley. Meanwhile Schroder and the other two, 

 whom we could see approaching over the rolling 

 uplands, would station themselves in suitable 

 positions to intercept the flight of the rams when 

 I had disturbed them. I was soon at the bottom 

 of the valley, and having reached the end of the 

 ridge in question, decided to climb up it, as in this 

 way I could keep more ground in view. At last 

 as I neared the top I came upon a wide ravine, or 

 " draw," shaped like an amphitheatre, and com- 

 municating with the main valley by means of a 

 narrow outlet. It was this draw which the three 

 rams must have entered on crossing the ridge. I 

 stopped to get my breath, at the same time care- 

 fully scanning the slopes for any signs of the sheep. 

 Not seeing any, I was about to continue up the 

 ridge, when, glancing at the narrow opening, I 

 was surprised to see the three rams come quietly 

 sauntering up a grasscutter's path. There was 

 the leader with the fine pair of horns, followed 

 closely by a young ram, whose horns had only 

 attained a semicircle. The third ram, which in 

 size was not far short of the leader, showed more 



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