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pound at C, D, and G, the main approach to the 

 bungalow leading over a bridge B that spanned a 

 public road FD. The compound was filled with trees 

 and shrubs, and bordered by dense lantana hedges, so 

 that with the exception of a portion of the western 

 road at F, neither of the cantonment roads was 

 visible from the bridge, nor could the footpaths be 

 seen thence. Now, Bully had a lady friend (canine) 

 living in the cantonment, and at times she was so 

 attractive, that absences without leave on the part of 

 the dog were frequent. After one of these excursions, 

 Bully had been brought back and chained up for the 

 night. Next morning, while his master and I were 

 sitting at early breakfast, it was decided that he should 

 be released, and to effectually stop further delinquency, 

 a peon was sent down to the bridge with orders to 

 intercept him if he started for the cantonment. Bully 

 was brought in and unchained ; he had that unmis- 

 takable air of detected guilt deservedly punished, and 

 spent some time in begging for scraps from the table 

 in a most deprecatory manner. Shortly, however, he 

 strolled into the verandah, and then down the front 

 steps on to the gravel walk. After wandering about 

 aimlessly for a few minutes, he quietly started down 

 the approach AHB. We followed, keeping out of his 

 sight. At the turn of the road, Bully met with the 

 unexpected apparition of the peon standing 011 the 

 bridge. In a moment, though not a word was spoken 

 by the man, the dog turned and came straight back 

 to the room, whither we had in the meantime slipped 



