178 The Hunting Grounds 



fully brought my pony, which I was glad of, as my 

 foot gave me considerable pain. 



I superintended the preparation of the skins (as my 

 own man who usually did that kind of work was with 

 the gang at Bowani) by seeing them stretched tightly 

 and pegged down on the ground, exposed to the heat 

 of the sun, whilst wood-ashes, cocoa-nut oil, hul.de 

 (turmeric), and arsenical soap were rubbed in. 



Finding myself rather stiif and sore from my 

 bruises, I mounted my pony " Gooty" and rode back to 

 our bungalow at the top of the Sheveroy Hill, where I 



arrived late in the evening, leaving B and D 



to continue their sport with the bears a few days 

 longer, whilst I had my foot looked at by the Doctor, 

 and got fit for work again. 



