90 The Hunting Grounds 



whole race, and finished by spitting on his face and 

 right paw. 



The Begum, who, it appears, was watching the 

 performance with great interest from the bungalow, 

 sent one of her followers to me with plenty of salaam, 

 and a request that I would send her a tiger's heart 

 and liver, with some of the blood, for medicine : 

 which I did, to her great satisfaction. 



The game being now all broken up and cut into 

 pieces, a fine haunch of venison was sent to our 

 tents, and a young doe, which, when wounded, had 

 been properly " hollolled" by a Mussulman (that is 

 to say, had its throat cut whilst the operator mut- 

 tered a certain text of the Koran, asking a blessing 

 on the meat), sent for the acceptance of the Begum ; 

 the rest was divided among the whole number of 

 troopers, sepoys, beaters, and camp-followers. 



We also made a subscription amongst us, which was 

 divided as buksheesh, and every one went to his 

 home satisfied and happy. 



