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hill, which were immediately followed by a loud 



whoop from B ; and on running up I found him 



standing breathless over the carcass of a huge bull, 

 which was evidently just killed. 



" By Jove ! Hal," exclaimed he, as I approached, 

 " I'm regularly done up ; this brute has led me such 

 a chase. I hit him fairly between the eyes, and 

 doubled him up like a rabbit with buck-shot, for he 

 dropped without a struggle, dead, as I thought, and 

 I paid no more attention to him ; but letting drive at 

 the herd as they bolted away, I killed a cow and a 

 calf and wounded a third, when suddenly my friend 

 picked himself up, shook his head savagely, gave an 

 angry grunt, and charged right at me. Every barrel 

 being discharged, I stepped on one side and got out 

 of his way, when he directed his attention to Googoo- 

 loo, who dodged him amongst the trees easily enough ; 

 for, half-blinded with blood from his wound, he 

 reeled and tumbled about as if he was groggy, every 

 now and then falling heavily. As soon as I had re- 

 loaded I gave chase, but all at once missed him, and 

 it was only just now that the Yanadi pointed him 

 out to me in this clump of high grass, where he had 

 cunningly lain down to conceal himself. As I came 

 up he again charged, when stepping aside I allowed 

 him to pass, and gave him the contents of both barrels 

 well behind the shoulder, which brought him up, and 

 to make sure of him this time I administered a couple 



