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Being thoroughly exhausted and done up with our 

 exertions, we sat down upon a ledge of rock to regain 

 our breath and rest ourselves before following up the 

 trail, and wera indulging in the indescribable luxury 

 of weak brandy-panee and cheroots, never more 

 enjoyed than in the jungle, when an exclamation 

 from Googooloo caused us both to jump on our feet 

 and seize our rifles that were leaning at our heads 

 against a tree. I made a motion to our people to lie 

 flat on the ground, and listened for a couple of minutes 

 without hearing anything ; but a glance at Googooloo's 

 speaking features told me that he had caught sound 

 of something, and I remained on the alert. 



Just at that moment we heard a sharp bark, 

 which I knew came from an elk ; and, stealing as 

 gently as possible to a ledge of rock which com- 

 manded a view of the slope, I had the satisfaction of 

 beholding a herd of sambur feeding in a glade about 

 eighty yards below us. A fine stag with sweeping 

 antlers was grazing, unconscious of danger, within 

 easy range, and a second was lying down in the 

 shade chewing the cud, surrounded by hinds. 



"Now Ned," whispered I to B , who had 



joined me, " take that fellow well behind the shoulder, 

 and he 's your own." 



He raised his rifle, took deliberate aim, fired, and 

 the stag, leaping with a convulsive bound high into the 

 air, fell dead. The second hart, startled by the shot, 



